Lovenella: Brief Summary
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Lovenella is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Lovenellidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
Lovenella annae (Lendenfeld, 1885)
Lovenella assimilis (Browne, 1905)
Lovenella bermudensis (Fewkes, 1883)
Lovenella chiquita Millard, 1957
Lovenella clausa (Lovén, 1836)
Lovenella corrugata Thornely, 1908
Lovenella gracilis Clarke, 1882
Lovenella grandis Nutting, 1901
Lovenella haichangensis Xu & Huang, 1983
Lovenella macrogona Lin, Xu & Huang, 2010
Lovenella nodosa Fraser, 1938
Lovenella polyconcretus Xu, Huang & Guo, 2013
Lovenella rugosa Fraser, 1938
Lovenella sinuosa Lin, Xu, Huang & Wang, 2009
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Diagnosis
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Medusa as for genus Eucheilota but with 16-32 statocysts. Hydroid colony 'Campanulina' type; stolonal or upright and sympodial; hydrotheca pedicellate, usually elongate, everted-conical to bell-shaped; operculum conical, formed either by many triangular plates with embayments of the hydrothecal margin and well demarcated from hydrothecal wall by noticeable crease line, or formed by a folded continuation of the hydrothecal wall, lacking hinge-like base; diaphragm present; in some species the hydrotheca is reduced to a collar shaped sheath around base of adult hydranths (haleciid type); hydranths with or without intertentacular web; no nematophores.
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Status
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is likely a synonym of Eucheilota
Schuchert, P.
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