Aeginura grimaldii

Aeginura grimaldii is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. It has a depth range of 660-1200m deep. Live specimens are bright reddish in color, with pale tentacles, and a light red globous capsule dome containing the dark colored red body. It usually measures no more than 4.5cm from the peak of the bell to the end of the tentacles.

Aeginura grimaldii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Narcomedusae
Family: Aeginidae
Genus: Aeginura
Species:
A. grimaldii
Binomial name
Aeginura grimaldii
Maas, 1904
Synonyms
  • Aegina grimaldii (Maas, 1904) (incorrect combination)
  • Aeginura incisa Mayer, 1910 (possible synonym)
  • Aeginura weberi Maas, 1905
  • Cunoctona grimaldii (Maas, 1904)
  • Cunoctona grimaldii var. munda Vanhöffen, 1908
  • Cunoctona guinensis Vanhöffen, 1908
  • Cunoctona obscura Vanhöffen, 1908

References

  • Vanhöffen, E., 1908. Die Narcomedusen. Wiss. Erg. dt. Tiefsee-Exped. Valdivia 19 : 41-74
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  • Navas-Pereira, D. & M. Vannucci (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. Bolm Inst. Oceanogr., S. Paulo. 39(1): 25-60
  • Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre
  • Chen, Q. C. (1982). The marine zooplankton of Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: 789-799


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