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A two-tentacled widespread deep-water jelly
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clear translucent to pale-blue; 2 tentacles emerge well above the bell margin; 2 stomach pouches per quadent
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Cosmopolitan in deep waters; Observed in the Arctic by ROVs between 500 and 3000 m but uncommon in net collections because of low abundances; Recent molecular work suggests this is a species complex, each with regional affinities
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Holplanktonic, likely with a distinct "larval" stage; generation time likely one year, life expectancy unknown
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Solmundella bitentaculata

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Solmundella is a genus of hydrozoan in the family Solmundaeginidae. It is monotypic, with the single species Solmundella bitentaculata.[1]

Distribution

This species is found in:

  • Ross Sea, Antarctica.[2]
  • European waters [3]
  • Gulf of Mexico [3]
  • Kenya [3]
  • New Zealand [3]
  • North West Atlantic [3]
  • Mediterranean Sea

Ecology

Solmundella bitentaculata is an epipelagic and mesopelagic species.[4] It feeds on the gastropod Limacina antarctica.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solmundella Haeckel, 1879". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ^ a b Larson R. J. & Harbison G. R. (1990). "Medusae from Mcmurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, Leuckartiara brownei and Benthocodon hyalinus". Polar Biology 11(1): 19-25. doi:10.1007/BF00236517.
  3. ^ a b c d e "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)".
  4. ^ WoRMS (2010). Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117267 on 2011-01-31
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Solmundella bitentaculata: Brief Summary

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Solmundella is a genus of hydrozoan in the family Solmundaeginidae. It is monotypic, with the single species Solmundella bitentaculata.

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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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Distribution

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circum-(sub)tropical

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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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Epipelagic

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Census of Marine Zooplankton, 2006. NOAA Ship Ronald H Brown, deployment RHB0603, Sargasso Sea. Peter Wiebe, PI. Identifications by L. Bercial, N. Copley, A. Cornils, L. Devi, H. Hansen, R. Hopcroft, M. Kuriyama, H. Matsuura, D. Lindsay, L. Madin, F. Pagè

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Mesopelagic

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Census of Marine Zooplankton, 2006. NOAA Ship Ronald H Brown, deployment RHB0603, Sargasso Sea. Peter Wiebe, PI. Identifications by L. Bercial, N. Copley, A. Cornils, L. Devi, H. Hansen, R. Hopcroft, M. Kuriyama, H. Matsuura, D. Lindsay, L. Madin, F. Pagè

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