On the species of Filellum Hincks, 1868 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) with the description of a new species

The species of the genus Filellum Hincks have been reviewed and a species new to science, Filellum disaggregatum sp. nov., is described and figured, the coppinia of this species being much different from those of the other members of the genus. The coppinia of Filellum serratum Clarke, hitherto unkn...

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Published inJournal of natural history Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 297 - 315
Main Authors Peña Cantero, A.L., García Carrascosa, A.M., Vervoort, W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.1998
Subjects
Cnidaria
ecology
Filellum disaggregatum
Hydroids
Marine
Mediterranean
systematics
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Summary:The species of the genus Filellum Hincks have been reviewed and a species new to science, Filellum disaggregatum sp. nov., is described and figured, the coppinia of this species being much different from those of the other members of the genus. The coppinia of Filellum serratum Clarke, hitherto unknown from the Mediterranean Sea, is also described and figured. A key for the identification of the species of the genus is also presented.
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ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222939800770151