Idiellana pristis ( Lamouroux, 1816 )

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 : 21

Idiellana pristis ( Lamouroux, 1816)

Fig. 7A

Idia pristis Lamouroux, 1816: 199 , pl. 5, fig. 5.

Idiellana pristis – Schuchert 2003: 175, fig. 32.

Material examined

MUSORSTOM 3: Stn. CP121, sterile colony composed of two stems, 1.7 and 3.7 cm high (MNHN- IK-2012-16546); Stn. CP134, sterile colony composed of two stems, 1.5 and 2.7 cm high (MNHN- IK-2012-16547).

MUSORSTOM 8: Stn. DW1021, two sterile stems, 3.5 and 5 cm high (MNHN-IK-2012-16548); Stn. CP1131, several sterile stems, 1.5–8.5 cm high (MNHN-IK-2012-16549).

TAIWAN 1: Stn. DW1, four sterile stems, 0.7–1.4 cm high, on gravel (MNHN-IK-2012-16550).

Remarks

For the latest redescription and a list of synonyms, refer to Schuchert (2003).

Geographical distribution

Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas ( Precker & Lawn 2010).

Figures

Fig. 7. (continued on next page) ― A. Idiellana pristis (Lamouroux, 1816) (TAIWAN 1, Stn. DW1), stem internode and basal part of cladium. ― B–G. Salacia macer Vervoort & Watson, 2003 (NORFOLK 1, Stn. DW1659). B. Stem internode and basal part of cladium. C. Hydrothecae, frontal view. D. Same, dorsal view. E. Hydrothecal aperture, frontal view. F. Hydrothecal aperture, oblique view, showing