Sertularia marginata Kirchenpauer, 1864

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Sertularia marginata Kirchenpauer, 1864

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Sertularia marginata Kirchenpaur, 1864: 13 , fig. 8A–C.— Van Gemerden-Hoogeveen, 1965: 39, figs 13–17.—Millard, 1975: 311, fig. 99A–D.— Calder, 1983: 15, figs 6–7.— Migotto, 1996: 73, fig. 14A–C.— Medel & Vervoort, 1998: 66, figs 20C, 22.—Migotto, 1998: 1, figs 1–2.— Vervoort & Watson, 2003: 185, fig. 43D–G.

Tridentata marginata — Calder, 1991d: 107, figs 56–57.

Desmoscyphus inflatus Versluys, 1899: 42 , figs 11–13.

Sertularia inflata — Vervoort, 1959: 281, figs 39–41.— Van Gemerden-Hoogeveen, 1965: 45, figs 18–22.— Vervoort, 1968: 48, figs 23–24.

Sertularia versluysi Nutting, 1904: 53 , pl. 1 figs 4–9.

Material examined. Stn. 7: 25.03.2008 —numerous colonies, up to 1.8 cm high, some fertile, on rock, ascidians, and various algae.

Type locality. Pacific Ocean, no exact locality given.

Remarks. For recent descriptions of S. marginata , see Calder (1991d) and Medel & Vervoort (1998). The life cycle of this medusoid-producing sertulariid was studied in detail by Migotto (1998).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas ( Medel & Vervoort 1998). The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005).