Genus Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
DRAFT RECORD
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- Chirodectes Gershwin, L. 2006. Comments on Chiropsalmus (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida): a preliminary revision of the Chiropsalmidae, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 1231: 1-42 [17].
Type species:
Chiropsalmus maculatus Cornelius et al., 2005 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Great Barrier Reef
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Diagnosis
Chirodropidae without gastric saccules; with large fields of well developed subumbrellar muscle bands spanning the perradial sides; with large fields of gastric cirri lining the interradial sides of the stomach wall; with filamentous gonads.
Diagnosis References
Gershwin, L. 2006. Comments on Chiropsalmus (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida): a preliminary revision of the Chiropsalmidae, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 1231: 1-42 [17]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |