Two new species of Hydromedusae from Queensland, Australia (Hydrozoa, Leptothecata).

ABSTRACT: Two new species of small hydromedusae were found during routine monitoring in coastal waters of eastern Australia and are here described. The first, Melicertissaantrichardsoni Uribe-Palomino & Gershwin, sp. n., from Moreton Bay, Queensland, is placed in its genus because of its possession of both cordyli and eight-fold symmetry. It differs from its congeners in two conspicuous features: firstly, having small, oval split gonads located adjacent to the base of the stomach, and secondly, in its extremely small size at maturity (2 mm bell diameter, compared to the next smallest species at 7 mm). Moreover, it possesses a unique combination of other characters. This species appears to be endemic to Moreton Bay. The second new species, Paraloveniayongalensis Gershwin & Uribe-

SUBMITTER: Uribe-Palomino J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160850 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature