A new species of Zygophylax (Quelch, 1885) (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from South Africa, with taxonomic notes on the southern African species of the genus

Autor(es)

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

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

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

^[2] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Acad Vitoria, Nucleo Biol, Vitoria De Santo Antao, PE - Brazil

^[3] Univ Politecn Marche, Dipartimento Sci Vita & Ambiente, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona - Italy

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4779, n. 4, p. 535-552, MAY 21 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The genus Zygophylax is a genus of leptothecate hydroids considerably rich in the number of species in the deep sea. In this study we review five species, Z. africana, Z. crozetensis, Z. infundibulum, Z. millardae and Z. geminocarpa, from southern Africa based on available material from several collections, describing and illustrating materials from type series or additional material. Additionally, we describe Zygophylax naomiae sp. nov. collected in South Africa at a depth of 287 m, distinguished from its congeners by the strong pattern of annulations of the pedicels of the hydrotheca and the nematotheca. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/50242-5 - Dimensões da vida marinha: padrões e processos de diversificação em cnidários planctônicos e bentônicos
• Beneficiário: Antonio Carlos Marques
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático