Hydrozoa taxon details

Lovenellidae Russell, 1953 
AphiaID: 1611

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Leptothecata
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Leptothecata
Synonymised
taxa		  Eucheilotidae Bouillon, 1984 (synonym)
Source  original description: Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35. [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Cirrholovenia Kramp, 1959
Genus Eucheilota McCrady, 1859
Genus Hydranthea Hincks, 1868
Genus Lovenella Hincks, 1868
Genus Mitrocomium Haeckel, 1879
Environment marine
Link To ITIS
Note  Diagnosis: Hydroid colony stolonal or erect sympodial; hydrotheca pedicellate, elongate, everted-conical to bell-shaped, with diaphragm; operculum conical, formed either by many triangular plates in embayments of hydrothecal margin and demarcated from hydrothecal wall by crease line, or pleated continuation of the hydrothecal wall; hydrothecae in old specimens often reduced to a collar-shaped sheath around hydranth base; with or without intertentacular web; gonophores free medusae, gonothecae peduncled. Medusa manubrium short; no gastric peduncle; no excretory pores; four simple radial canals; marginal tentacles hollow, with lateral cirri; no marginal cirri; gonads on radial canals, not reaching manubrium; 16 or more statocysts when adult; no ocelli. [details]
Image 
Family Lovenellidae, typical medusa
Family Lovenellidae, typical medusa
added on 2013-06-14 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-14 09:16:29
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1611
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-03-11 07:10:22Z  checked  Schuchert, Peter
2013-05-21 11:03:14Z  changed  Schuchert, Peter
  
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  Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Lovenellidae Russell, 1953. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1611 on 2013-06-19