Sertularella novaecaledoniae Vervoort, 1993

Galea, Horia R., 2016, Notes on some sertulariid hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the tropical western Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 218, pp. 1-52 : 25

Sertularella novaecaledoniae Vervoort, 1993

Fig. 7 N–Q

Sertularella novaecaledoniae Vervoort, 1993: 225 , figs 50, 51aA, 52a.

Material examined

MUSORSTOM 4: Stn. DW221, a 4 cm high, fertile colony (MNHN-IK-2012-16563).

Remarks

The present material, represented by a colony with flabellate appearance, with fascicled stem and side branches divided into very short internodes, each carrying a tubular hydrotheca adnate for about half its length, conforms to the description of the type given by Vervoort (1993). The gonothecae have undulated walls, and their apical part is flattened ( Fig. 7Q ).

Geographical distribution

New Caledonia (present study), Norfolk Ridge ( Vervoort 1993).

Figures

Fig. 7. (continued on next page) ― A. Idiellana pristis (Lamouroux, 1816) (TAIWAN 1, Stn. DW1), stem internode and basal part of cladium. ― B–G. Salacia macer Vervoort & Watson, 2003 (NORFOLK 1, Stn. DW1659). B. Stem internode and basal part of cladium. C. Hydrothecae, frontal view. D. Same, dorsal view. E. Hydrothecal aperture, frontal view. F. Hydrothecal aperture, oblique view, showing