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| Ocaña, O.; López-González, P.J.; Núñez, J.; García-Gómez, J.C.. |
| Sarcodictyon catenatum Forbes, 1847, is a common species in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. However, often it has been mistaken for Rolandia coralloides Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900. On the basis of British and Mediterranean material we studied the main characters for distinguishing S. catenatum. We consider Rolandia coralloides Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900, to be a valid species and we assign to it all the material named Rolandia rosea by S. Weinberg (1978). Furthermore, a histological study confirmed that R. coralloides typically forms groups of polyps embedded in a common coenenchyme. Therefore, the possibility of transferring R. coralloides from Stolonifera to Alcyonacea is discussed. Evagorgia rosea Philippi, 1842, is here considered to be a nomen dubium. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Stolonifera; Sarcodictyon; Rolandia; North-eastern Atlantic; Mediterranean; 42.79. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/216185 |
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| López-González, P.J.; Ocaña, O.; García-Gómez, J.C.; Núñez, J.. |
| The North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species of the family Cornulariidae are re-examined and taxonomically revised. This family is mainly characterized by the absence of sclerites. Up to now, only one genus, Cornularia Lamarck, 1816, has been assigned to the family. Studies of the internal and external anatomy of the European species of Cornulariidae, carried out for the first time on a comparative basis, leads us to propose a new genus, Cervera. New combinations of the species included in the family are proposed. The main characters of Cervera gen. nov. are the presence of a fine chitinous periderm, various communication canals in the stolons and the absence of a additional chitinous layer that covers the periderm. Cornularia atlantica Johnson,... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Anthozoa; Stolonifera; Cornulariidae; Cervera gen. nov; 42.72. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/319212 |
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