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Eumedusa Bigelow, 1920

158161  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158161)

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Bigelow H.B. (1920). Part H: Medusae and Ctenophora. <em>Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Vol. viii: Mollusks, echinoderms, coelenterates, etc.: .</em> H1-H22, pls. 1-2., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37571501
page(s): 7, pl. 1 figs 4-5, pl. 2 figs 1-2 [details]   
Taxonomic remark The genus Eumedusa is difficult to separate from Calycopsis. It was formerly distinguished from it by the presence of two...  
Taxonomic remark The genus Eumedusa is difficult to separate from Calycopsis. It was formerly distinguished from it by the presence of two types of tentacles, but also some species kept traditionally in Calycopsis have this trait (C. nematophora, C. bigelowi). Remaining possible diagnostic traits are the nematocysts covering the whole tentacle, the manubrium size, and the structure of the gonads. The status of Eumedusa can only be evaluated further once a reliable molecular phylogeny of the Calycopsidae is available [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Eumedusa Bigelow, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158161 on 2024-04-23
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2005-05-25 10:44:50Z
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2006-06-12 07:16:42Z
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2006-09-12 06:54:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
2009-12-31 08:58:30Z
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2016-03-15 10:25:35Z
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2019-12-29 14:15:19Z
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2020-02-29 09:47:40Z
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original description Bigelow H.B. (1920). Part H: Medusae and Ctenophora. <em>Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Vol. viii: Mollusks, echinoderms, coelenterates, etc.: .</em> H1-H22, pls. 1-2., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37571501
page(s): 7, pl. 1 figs 4-5, pl. 2 figs 1-2 [details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   
 
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Taxonomic remark The genus Eumedusa is difficult to separate from Calycopsis. It was formerly distinguished from it by the presence of two types of tentacles, but also some species kept traditionally in Calycopsis have this trait (C. nematophora, C. bigelowi). Remaining possible diagnostic traits are the nematocysts covering the whole tentacle, the manubrium size, and the structure of the gonads. The status of Eumedusa can only be evaluated further once a reliable molecular phylogeny of the Calycopsidae is available [details]
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