Antarctoscyphus mawsoni (Briggs 1938) Briggs 1938
- Dataset
- Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) collected by the New Zealand Antarctic expedition BioRoss 2004 with RV Tangaroa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Hydrozoa
- order
- Leptothecata
- family
- Sertulariidae
- genus
- Antarctoscyphus
- species
- Antarctoscyphus mawsoni
discussion
Remarks. Species with short paired branches and, consequently, few hydrothecae. Peña Cantero (2014 a) studied material that usually had a single hydrotheca, although up to four were observed. In the present material there are up to eight hydrothecae. Ecology and distribution. Shelf species found at depths between six (Naumov & Stepanjants 1972) and 527 m (Peña Cantero 2014 a); present material from 231 to 240 m, on gravel. East Antarctic distribution (Peña Cantero 2014 a), previously reported from off George V Coast (Briggs 1938), off Adélie Land (Naumov & Stepanjants 1972; Stepanjants, 1979) and off Queen Mary Coast (Peña Cantero 2014 a). Present material is the first record from the Ross Sea, off Moubray Bay.
materials_examined
Material examined. Stn 139, a few incipient stems up to 36 mm high, on gravel (NIWA 117565); Stn 140, stem fragment 12 mm long (MNCN 2.03 / 627).