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A new species of Physophora (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Physophoridae) from the North Atlantic, with comments on related species

A new species of Physophora (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Physophoridae) from the North Atlantic, with comments on related species
A new species of Physophora (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Physophoridae) from the North Atlantic, with comments on related species
A new species of Physophora, belonging to the physonect family of siphonophores Physophoridae is described. It can easily be distinguished from the only other recognised species in that family, P. hydrostatica, by the presence of two types of bracts. The arrangement of the palpons and bracts throws new light on the cormidial organisation of the physophorids, and comparisons are made between both species. The validity of an enigmatic physophorid species, Discolabe quadrigata, is discussed.
Siphonophora, Physonectae, Physophoridae, Physophora sp. nov., Physophora hydrostatica, Discolabe quadrigata
1477-2000
251-270
Pugh, P.R.
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Pugh, P.R.
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Pugh, P.R. (2005) A new species of Physophora (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Physophoridae) from the North Atlantic, with comments on related species. Systematics and Biodiversity, 2 (3), 251-270. (doi:10.1017/S1477200004001483).

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A new species of Physophora, belonging to the physonect family of siphonophores Physophoridae is described. It can easily be distinguished from the only other recognised species in that family, P. hydrostatica, by the presence of two types of bracts. The arrangement of the palpons and bracts throws new light on the cormidial organisation of the physophorids, and comparisons are made between both species. The validity of an enigmatic physophorid species, Discolabe quadrigata, is discussed.

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Published date: 2005
Additional Information: No online access at Soton. Journal issue nominally 2004 but actual publishing date 2005 confirmed by publisher.
Keywords: Siphonophora, Physonectae, Physophoridae, Physophora sp. nov., Physophora hydrostatica, Discolabe quadrigata

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Local EPrints ID: 18695
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/18695
ISSN: 1477-2000
PURE UUID: c756dc43-617a-4330-bdfe-13dba421e22e

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Date deposited: 22 Feb 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:06

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Author: P.R. Pugh

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