WoRMS taxon details
Balellidae Stechow, 1922
Genus Balella Stechow, 1919
Genus Balea Nutting, 1906 accepted as Balella Stechow, 1919 (preoccupied by Balea Prideaux, 1844 [Gastropoda])
Genus Balea Nutting, 1906 accepted as Balella Stechow, 1919 (preoccupied by Balea Prideaux, 1844 [Gastropoda])
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stechow, E., 1922. Zur Systematik der Hydrozoen, Stromatoporen, Siphonophoren, Anthozoen und Ctenophoren. Arch. Naturgesch. -88 3: 141-155., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47606#page/507/mode/1up [details]
Schuchert, P. (2018). World Hydrozoa Database. Balellidae Stechow, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266991 on 2018-04-25
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Stechow, E., 1922. Zur Systematik der Hydrozoen, Stromatoporen, Siphonophoren, Anthozoen und Ctenophoren. Arch. Naturgesch. -88 3: 141-155., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47606#page/507/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Diagnosis Hydroid colonies erect, branched, polysiphonic. Hydranths polymorphic. Gastrozooids with club-shaped body and with two well separated whorls of tentacles. Gonozooids with either one tentacle or none, with one whorl of gonophores. Dactylozooids small, tentacle- like. Gonophores released as immature medusae. Young medusa with four filiform tentacles, manubrium simple. [details]
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