Plumularia insignis Allman 1883
- Dataset
- Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Hydrozoa
- order
- Leptothecata
- family
- Plumulariidae
- genus
- Plumularia
- species
- Plumularia insignis
discussion
Remarks: Many big, immature and fasciculate colonies were found growing erect on soft bottom by an anchoring system.
distribution
Distribution: This plumularid has been frequently reported in southwestern Atlantic between 35 ° S to 44 ° S from 100 to 680 m deep (Genzano et al. 2009; Oliviera et al. 2016). Stepanjants (1979) reported this species from the Patagonian coast with no specific location. Our finding confirms the presence southward to previous records. This the first record in MPA Namuncurá II.
materials_examined
Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 13; St. 18; St. 21 (MACN-In: 43464, 43465, 43466).
Name
- Homonyms
- Plumularia insignis Allman 1883