Aeginidae

Aeginidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Narcomedusae. The family comprises 6 genera and 8 species.

Aeginidae
Bathykorus bouilloni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Narcomedusae
Family: Aeginidae
Gegenbauer, 1857 [1]
Genera
See text
Synonyms
  • Cunanthidae Haeckel, 1879

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognized in the family Aeginidae:[1]

  • Aegina Eschscholtz, 1829 (2 species)
  • Aeginona Lindsay, 2017 (monotypic – Aeginona brunnea)
  • Aeginura Haeckel, 1879 (2 species)
  • Bathykorus Raskoff, 2010 (monotypic – Bathykorus bouilloni)
  • Jubanyella Fuentes & Pages, 2006 (monotypic – Jubanyella plemmyris)
  • Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978 (monotypic – Otoporpa polystriata)

Description

Hydrozoans with dome-shaped bells and tentacles set above the undulating margin of the bell. There are gastric pouches containing the gonads situated between the tentacles, the number of pouches being greater than the number of tentacles. The pouches extend below the points of origin of the primary tentacles. Some genera have a peripheral canal system and others do not, and some have secondary tentacles.[2]

References
  1. Aeginidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. Order Narcomedusae - Haeckel, 1879 The Hydrozoa Directory. Retrieved 06 November 2011.


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