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Vallentinia Browne, 1902

AphiaID

267939 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267939)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Vallentinia falklandica Browne, 1902 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Olindiidae Haeckel, 1879

Original name

Vallentinia Browne, 1902

Direct children (3)

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Species Vallentinia adherens Hyman, 1947
Species Vallentinia falklandica Browne, 1902
Species Vallentinia gabriellae Vannucci Mendes, 1948

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Browne, E. T. 1902. A preliminary report on Hydromedusae from the Falkland Islands. - Annals and Magazine of natural History (7) 9: 272-284., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331557
page(s): 283 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Vallentinia Browne, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267939 on 2025-05-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2011-03-15 09:50:01Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2012-07-20 12:51:30Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2016-09-30 12:37:02Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Browne, E. T. 1902. A preliminary report on Hydromedusae from the Falkland Islands. - Annals and Magazine of natural History (7) 9: 272-284., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331557
page(s): 283 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis
Olindiidae medusa with 4 radial canals, no centripetal canals; 4 to 8 hollow tentacles with terminal adhesive pads, and numerous tentacleswithout adhesive pads but with numerous rings of nematocysts; gonads on radial canals; 16 or more statocysts.
Hydroid solitary, small, conical, with one apical ring of tentacles, asexual reproduction by frustules.
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Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vallentinia)
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