This study reviews all South China Sea species belonging to the families Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae. Morphological characters of Lizzia blondina Forbes, 1848 （formerly recorded as Podocoryne/Hydractinia minuta）, L...This study reviews all South China Sea species belonging to the families Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae. Morphological characters of Lizzia blondina Forbes, 1848 （formerly recorded as Podocoryne/Hydractinia minuta）, L. gracilis （Mayer, 1900）, L. octostyla （Haeckel, 1879） and Podocorynoides minima （Trinci, 1903） （formerly recorded as Podocoryne/ Hydractinia minima） are redescribed. One new species, Zancleopsis oblongus Xu, Huang ＆ Wang, sp. nov. from South China Sea, is described and illustrated. The keys to all medusa genera of Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae and to all species of Zancleopsis are presented. The type specimen is deposited in the Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(41406216)Global Climate Change and Ocean Atmosphere Interaction Research(GASI-01-02-02-03,GASI-01-02-04,GASI-01-02-02-01)+2 种基金National Special Project on Gas Hydrate(GZH201100311)the Marine Biological Sample Museum of the Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessmentthe National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB403604)
文摘This study reviews all South China Sea species belonging to the families Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae. Morphological characters of Lizzia blondina Forbes, 1848 （formerly recorded as Podocoryne/Hydractinia minuta）, L. gracilis （Mayer, 1900）, L. octostyla （Haeckel, 1879） and Podocorynoides minima （Trinci, 1903） （formerly recorded as Podocoryne/ Hydractinia minima） are redescribed. One new species, Zancleopsis oblongus Xu, Huang ＆ Wang, sp. nov. from South China Sea, is described and illustrated. The keys to all medusa genera of Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae and to all species of Zancleopsis are presented. The type specimen is deposited in the Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China.
