Caminothujaria molukkana von Campenhausen, 1896

Galea, Horia R., 2016, Notes on some sertulariid hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the tropical western Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 218, pp. 1-52 : 2-4

Caminothujaria molukkana von Campenhausen, 1896

Fig. 1 A–B

Caminothujaria molukkana von Campenhausen, 1896: 103 .

Caminothujaria molukkana – Schuchert 2015: 338, fig. 12.

Material examined

MUSORSTOM 3: Stn. DR117, numerous sterile fragments from an originally large colony (size undeterminable) (MNHN-IK-2012-16500); Stn. CP121, a 2.3 cm high, sterile colony (MNHN- IK-2012-16501); Stn. DR126, an originally 11.5 cm high colony, now broken into two parts, one gonotheca (MNHN-IK-2012-16502).

MUSORSTOM 8: Stn. CP1001, several stems and fragments up to 5.3 cm high, all sterile (MNHN- IK-2012-16503); Stn. DW1021, numerous sterile stems and fragments, 3–10.5 cm high, all sterile (MNHN-IK-2012-16504); Stn. CP1104, an originally large but sterile colony, now fragmented, largest fragment ca 8 cm high (MNHN-IK-2012-16505).

BORDAU 2:Stn.CP1582, ca 4 cm high, fertile colony composed of three stems (MNHN-IK-2012-16506).

SALOMON 1: Stn. DW1756, three sterile stems 2.5–5 cm high (MNHN-IK-2012-16507); Stn. DW1767, a ca 12 cm high, sterile colony (MNHN-IK-2012-16508).

Remarks

A list of synonyms is provided by Schuchert (2015) and, for a redescription, see Hirohito (1995).

Geographical distribution

The known area of distribution ranges from Indonesia and Tuvalu in the south, through Japan in the north, and encompasses the Philippines and the South China Sea ( Schuchert 2015).

Figures

Fig. 1. ― A–B. Caminothujaria molukkana von Campenhausen, 1896 (BORDAU 2, Stn. CP1582). A. Fragment of internode with verticil of hydrothecae. B. Gonotheca. ― C–J. Diphasia cristata Billard, 1920 (BORDAU 1, Stn. CP1448). C. Pair of hydrothecae, frontal view. D. Same, dorsal view. E. Cross section through basal part of hydrothecal pair, showing perisarcal crests. F. Female gonotheca. G. Same, apical view. H. Same, cross section. I. Male gonotheca. J. Same, apical view. ― K. Diphasia orientalis Billard, 1920 (MUSORSTOM 3, Stn. DR117), internode with pair of hydrothecae. ― L–O. Dynamena heterodonta (Jarvis, 1922) (MUSORSTOM 9). L. Pair of hydrothecae in material from Stn. DW1204. M. Same sample, hydrothecal aperture, showing internal, submarginal cusps. N–O. Isolated (N) or stacked (O) pairs of hydrothecae in material from Stn. CP1265. ― P. Geminella ceramensis Billard, 1925a (MUSORSTOM 8, Stn. CP1084), internode with pair of hydrothecae. Scale bars: A–D, K–L, N–P = 500 µm; E = 400 µm; F–J = 1 mm; M = 100 µm.