Australomedusa: Brief Summary
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Australomedusa is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Australomedusidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Australia.
Species:
Australomedusa baylii Russell, 1970
Australomedusa thrombolites Zeidler & Gershwin, 2004
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Diagnosis
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Medusa with cylindrical manubrium , with 4 simple lips; 4 radial canals, 4 groups of perradial tentacles and 4 rudimentary bulbs; gonads on manubrium and on proximal part of radial canals, according sex; with ocelli, one per bulb. Hydroid colony small, stolonal; hydranth naked, sessile, with a single ring of filiform tentacles near the middle of column; medusa buds just below tentacles.
Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 184 - 185 (Includes a picture).
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