Staurotheca Allman 1888
- Dataset
- Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from off George V Coast (East Antarctica)
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Hydrozoa
- order
- Leptothecata
- family
- Sertulariidae
- genus
- Staurotheca
biology_ecology
Ecology and distribution. The material studied by Briggs (1938) was collected at depths between 518 and 540 m, at 66 ° 52 ’ S – 145 ° 30 ’ E, off Mertz Glacier.
discussion
Remarks. The material referred to Selaginopsis pachyclada by Briggs (1938) does not belong to this species. According to Peña Cantero & Vervoort (2003), it could represent a new species.
Name
- Homonyms
- Staurotheca Allman 1888