Anthoathecatae and Leptothecatae hydroids from Costa Rica (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)

 

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Autori: Kelmo, Francisco, Vargas, Rita
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2002
Descrizione:This paper is the first taxonomic account of the hydroid orders Anthoathecatae and Leptothecatae from the Caribbean and Pacific coast of Costa Rica. All specimens are currently stored at the reference collection of the Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica. Sixteen hydroid species are recorded: Eudendrium carneum, Pennaria disticha, Acryptolaria longitheca, Plumularia floridana, Halopteris polymorpha, Aglaophenia dubia, Aglaophenia latecarinata, Lytocarpia tridentata, Macrorhynchia phillipina, Macrorhynchia sp., Clytia gracilis, Cnidoscyphus marginatus, Thyroscyphus ramosus, Dynamena disticha, Sertularella diaphana, and Tridentata distans. An extensive synonymy has been given for each species. A simplified taxonomic key is included, and illustrations and descriptions are provided for each species.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16461
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16461
Keyword:anthoathecatae
lepthothecatae
hydroids
taxonomy
Costa Rica