Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Hydrozoa
Subclassis: Trachylinae
Ordo: Narcomedusae
Familia: Solmarisidae
Genera: Pegantha – Solmaris
Name
Solmarisidae Haeckel, 1879
Solmarisidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Narcomedusae. The name is sometimes spelled "Solmaridae".
Characteristics
Members of this family have dome-shaped bells and numerous tentacles set above the undulating margin of the bell. They do not have gastric pouches as do other members of the order. The gonads are situated inside the wall of the stomach.[2]
Genera and species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera and species:[1]
Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
Pegantha clara Bigelow, 1909
Pegantha laevis H. B. Bigelow, 1909
Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879
Pegantha rubiginosa (Kölliker, 1853)
Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879
Solmaris
Solmaris corona (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861)
Solmaris flavescens (Kölliker, 1853)
Solmaris lenticula Haeckel, 1879
Solmaris leucostyla (Will, 1844)
Solmaris quadrata Bouillon, Boero & Seghers, 1991
Solmaris rhodoloma (Brandt, 1838)
Solmaris solmaris (Gegenbaur, 1856)
References
Peter Schuchert (2011). Schuchert P (ed.). "Solmarisidae". World Hydrozoa database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
Order Narcomedusae - Haeckel, 1879 The Hydrozoa Directory. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
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