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A Taxonomic Appraisal of the two species of Stygiomedusa [Coelenterata, Scyphozoa], with the First Southern Ocean Records

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. F. S. Cornelius
P. F. S. Cornelius
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History)
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Extract

Three specimens of Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959, identified recently in the collections of the Zoology Department of the British Museum (Natural History) (Table 1) extend the recorded distribution of this infrequently collected genus to the Southern Ocean, and provide the opportunity of assessing the specific distinctness of S. stauchi Repelin, 1967. The specimens are the first of either species recorded from south of the tropics.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , August 1973 , pp. 609 - 613
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1973

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