Cunina octonaria McCrady, 1859

Galea, Horia R., 2007, Hydroids and hydromedusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the fjords region of southern Chile, Zootaxa 1597 (1), pp. 1-116 : 97

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1650.1.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5098637
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cunina octonaria McCrady, 1859
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Cunina octonaria McCrady, 1859 View in CoL View at ENA

(fig. 21O)

Cunina octonaria McCrady, 1859: 211 View in CoL , pl. 12 fig 4–5; Kramp, 1959: 199, fig. 307; 1961: 282; 1968: 128, fig. 347; Calder, 1971: 77, pl. 8I; Goy et al., 1991: 121, fig. 51; Bouillon et al., 2004: 234, figs 144E, 145A, 149A–H.

Material examined. Plankton —off the Huinay Scientific Field Station, 18.ii.2006, 04.xi.2006, 45–0 m, two medusae, partly damaged ( MHNG INVE 53569).

Type locality. Charleston Harbor , South Carolina, USA .

Remarks. For descriptions of this species, see Kramp (1959, 1968). The present material consists of two medusae, relatively poorly preserved, with the bell diameter of ca 2.3 mm.

World distribution. This species is widely distributed in the warm parts of all oceans, including the Mediterranean ( Kramp 1959).

Records from Chile. The present specimens originate from fjord Comau. This is the first record of this species for Chile.