Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Galea, Horia R., 2013, New additions to the shallow-water hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the French Lesser Antilles: Martinique, Zootaxa 3686 (1), pp. 1-50 : 11

Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Material examined. Stn. 14, 20.ii.2012, 10– 13 m, M242: small, fertile colonies on Thyroscyphus marginatus ( Allman, 1877) .

Geographical distribution. Circumglobal ( Calder 1991), though not penetrating in polar waters. The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005); to these should be added the present record from Martinique.

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FIGURE 3. A, B: Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767) ― hydro- (A) and gonotheca (B). C, D: Clytia noliformis (McCrady, 1859) ― hydro- (C) and gonotheca (D). E:? Gastroblasta sp. ― hydrotheca. F, G: Orthopyxis sargassicola (Nutting, 1915) ― hydro- (F) and gonotheca (G). H, I: Egmundella humilis Fraser, 1936 ― hydro- and nematothecae from samples M 231 (H) and M 007 (I). J – P: Relative sizes of the hydrothecae of the hebellids discussed in the text. J, Q, R: Anthohebella communis (Calder, 1991) ― hydrothecae (J, Q) and gonotheca with medusoid gonophore (R). K, S, T: Hebella dyssymetra Billard, 1933 ― hydrothecae. L, U – Y: Hebella scandens (Bale, 1888) ― hydrothecae (L, U); gonotheca seen laterally (V) and apically (X), showing the four-flapped operculum; gonophore (Y). M, Z: Hebella sp. 1 ― hydrotheca. N: Hebella sp. 2 ― hydrotheca. O: Hebella sp. 3 ― hydrotheca. P: Hebella sp. 4 ― hydrotheca. Scale bars: 200 µm (H, I, Z), 300 µm (A – E, S, T), 500 µm (Q, R, U – Y), 1 mm (F, G, J – P).