Stegella lobata (Vanhoffen 1910)
- Dataset
- Additions to knowledge of the biodiversity of benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in the Balleny Islands (Antarctica)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Hydrozoa
- order
- Leptothecata
- family
- Campanulinidae
- genus
- Stegella
- species
- Stegella lobata
biology_ecology
Ecology and distribution. The material, which represents the first record of the species for the Balleny Islands, was collected at a depth of 187 m off Sturge Island.
discussion
Remarks. Although only a few hydrothecae in bad condition are left, the typical colony structure allows a confident identification. The male gonotheca is roughly 1800 µm in height and 700 µm in maximum diameter.
materials_examined
Material examined. E 203, two stem fragments 50 and 55 mm long, with male gonothecae, basibiont of F. antarcticum (NIWA 128467).
Name
- Homonyms
- Stegella lobata (Vanhoffen 1910)