The end of pelagic Stauromedusae? A century of taxonomic confusion.

RODRIGUEZ C.; MARQUES A. C; STAMPAR S.; MORANDINI A.; CHRISTIANSEN E.; GENZANO G. N.; MIANZAN H.

ZOOTAXA

MAGNOLIA PRESS

Lugar: Auckland; Año: 2011 vol. 2971 p. 49 - 58

1175-5326

Based on 16 specimens from the Southwestern Atlantic coast (Argentina and Brazil) we reinterpret the taxonomic position of Tessera gemmaria Goy, 1979, a stauromedusa considered as incertae sedis for a long time. Using external morphology histological preparations and molecular data (16S and COI) we conclude that T. gemmaria is an early stage of a cerinula,the long-lived planktonic larval stage of the Ceriantharia (Anthozoa).Tessera gemmaria Goy, 1979, a stauromedusa considered as incertae sedis for a long time. Using external morphology histological preparations and molecular data (16S and COI) we conclude that T. gemmaria is an early stage of a cerinula,the long-lived planktonic larval stage of the Ceriantharia (Anthozoa).