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Lovenella

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Lovenella is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Lovenellidae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lovenella Hincks, 1868". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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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

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