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Moerisiidae Poche, 1914

22784  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22784)

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  1. Genus Moerisia Boulenger, 1908
  2. Genus Odessia Paspalew, 1937
  3. Genus Annuella Ritchie, 1915 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908 (synonym)
  4. Genus Caspionema Derzhavin, 1912 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908 (synonym)
  5. Genus Ostroumovia Hadzi, 1928 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908 (synonym)
  6. Genus Pontia Paspalew, 1936 accepted as Odessia Paspalew, 1937 (invalid junior synonym of Pontia Fabricius [Lepidoptera] and others)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Poche, F. (1914). Das System der Coelenterata. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> Abt. A 80(5): 47-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13315557
page(s): 66 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Moerisiidae Poche, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22784 on 2024-03-28
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original description Poche, F. (1914). Das System der Coelenterata. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> Abt. A 80(5): 47-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13315557
page(s): 66 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS[details]   

basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS[details]   
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Diagnosis Hydroid with moniliform or modified moniliform tentacles, scattered or in one whorl around middle part of the hydranth body; medusa buds between or just under the tentacles; polyp buds produced from lower part of hydranth; hydrocaulus short, ending in pedal disc forming podocysts, or with short stolon-like tubes ending in podocysts or hydranths.
Medusa with prismatic manubrium, manubrium with basal radial lobes giving into radial canals; no gastric peduncle; with or without centripetal canals; mouth simple, cruciform; gonads on manubrium and surrounding manubrial lobes or only on manubrial lobes overlying the radial canals; with either four to several hundreds moniliform or modified moniliform hollow marginal tentacles with adnate bulbs; abaxial ocelli present. [details]
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Japanese ヒルムシロヒドラ科  [details]