World Hydrozoa Database - Moerisiidae Poche, 1914

Hydrozoa taxon details

Moerisiidae Poche, 1914
AphiaID: 22784

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Anthoathecata > Capitata

Status

accepted

Record
status

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Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

Parent

Capitata

Source

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. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Genus Halmomises von Kennel, 1891

» Species Halmomises lacustris von Kennel, 1891

Genus Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

Genus Odessia Paspalew, 1937

» Species Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)

» Forma Odessia maeotica f. maeotica Picard, 1951 accepted as Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)
» Forma Odessia maeotica f. marina Picard, 1951 accepted as Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)
» Forma Odessia maeotica f. ostoumowi (Paspalew, 1936) accepted as Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)

» Species Odessia microtentaculata Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991

Genus Annuella Ritchie, 1915 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

» Species Annuella gemmata Ritchie, 1915 accepted as Moerisia gemmata (Ritchie, 1915)

Genus Caspionema Derzhavin, 1912 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

» Species Caspionema pallasi Derzhavin, 1912 accepted as Moerisia pallasi (Derzhavin, 1912)

Genus Laccocoryne Uchida & Uchida, 1929 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

» Species Laccocoryne horii Uchida & Uchida, 1929 accepted as Moerisia horii (Uchida & Uchida, 1929)

Genus Ostroumovia Hadzi, 1928 accepted as Moerisia Boulenger, 1908

» Species Ostroumovia inkermanica (Paltschikowa-Ostroumova, 1925) accepted as Moerisia inkermanica Paltschikowa-Osroumowa, 1925

Genus Pontia Paspalew, 1936 accepted as Odessia Paspalew, 1937

» Species Pontia ostroumowi Paspalew, 1936 accepted as Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

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Note

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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Family Moerisiidae
added on 2013-06-07 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-07 13:47:55

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22784

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Edit history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	db_admin
2009-04-28 06:22:10Z	changed	Schuchert, Peter
2009-11-12 12:55:40Z	changed	Schuchert, Peter

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Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Moerisiidae Poche, 1914. 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=22784 on 2013-06-19