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An undescribed species of Merona (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Clavidae) from southern Spain with remarks on other species of the genus
Medel, M.D.; García-Gómez, J.C.; Bouillon, J. (1993). An undescribed species of Merona (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Clavidae) from southern Spain with remarks on other species of the genus. J. Nat. Hist. 27(3): 513-519. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222939300770281
In: Journal of Natural History. Taylor & Francis: London. ISSN 0022-2933; e-ISSN 1464-5262, more
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Keywords
    Clavidae McCrady, 1859 [WoRMS]; Hydroida [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    HYDROIDA; CLAVIDAE; MERONA; SPAIN; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; SYSTEMATICS

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  • Medel, M.D.
  • García-Gómez, J.C.
  • Bouillon, J., more

Abstract
    Presently two species of the genus Merona are known: Merona cornucopiae Norman, 1864 and Merona operculata Watson, 1978. A hitherto unknown species is described herein as M. ibera sp. nov., and compared with these two. It has gastrozooids and dactylozooids similar to those of M. cornucopiae, but its female gonozooids are different, being smaller and having the gonophores placed distally. The gonophores contain many small eggs and have a ‘button’ of nematocysts (microbasic euryteles) at the tip.

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