Zygophylax kakaiba, a new species of hydroid (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Zygophylacidae) from the Philippine Islands

Author(s)

Campos, Felipe Ferreira ^[1] ; Marques, Antonio Carlos ^{[2, 3]} ; Puce, Stefania ^[4] ; Perez, Carlos Daniel ^{[1, 5]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Av Prof Moraes Rego 1235, BR-50670420 Recife, PE - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, Sao Sebastiao - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Politecn Marche, Dipartimento Sci Vita & Ambiente, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona - Italy

^[5] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Acad Vitoria, Nucleo Biol, Rua Alto Reservatorio S-N, BR-55608680 Vitoria De Santo Antao, PE - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4088, n. 3, p. 438-444, MAR 10 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The genus Zygophylax Quelch, 1885 includes ca. 50 valid species of leptothecate hydroids that occur mainly in deep waters. Herein we describe Zygophylax kakaiba, sp. nov., collected in the Philippines at a depth of 580 m during the Siboga Expedition. Compared to its congeners, this species is distinguished by the abrupt curvature of the distal third of its hydrothecae towards the adcauline side. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/50242-5 - Dimensions of marine life: patterns and process of diversifications in planktonic and benthic cnidarians
• Grantee: Antonio Carlos Marques
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants