Hydrozoa taxon details
Csiromedusidae Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010
478496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:478496)
accepted
Family
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gershwin, L. A., & Zeidler, W. 2010. Csiromedusa medeopolis: a remarkable Tasmanian medusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Narcomedusae) comprising a new family, genus and species. Zootaxa 2439: 24–34., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/2/zt02439p034.pdf
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Csiromedusidae Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478496 on 2025-05-04
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Gershwin, L. A., & Zeidler, W. 2010. Csiromedusa medeopolis: a remarkable Tasmanian medusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Narcomedusae) comprising a new family, genus and species. Zootaxa 2439: 24–34., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/2/zt02439p034.pdf
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Narcomedusae with perradial undivided stomach pouches, extending to point of origin of tentacles; tentacles perradial, alternating on two exumbrellar whorls, equal in number with manubrial pouches; secondary tentacles lacking; with apical, external beveled pouch [?gonads] separate from the stomach. With otoporpae. Peripheral canal system lacking. [details]
