Species Evagora capillata Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
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Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay.
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, neritic.
Diagnosis
Umbrella sub-campaniform, marked with an interior cross; slightly festooned edge; peduncle short, finished by a thick capillary arm bundles; hyalino-bluish color; the edge and arms fawn.
Diagnosis References
Péron, F. & Lesueur, C.A. 1810. Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 14: 325–366 [343] (Electronically translated from French)
Notes
Péron & Lesueur (1810) described a medusa named Evagora capillata from Endracht's Land (Shark Bay); they did not publish their figures, but the illustration of E. capillata was later published by de Blainville (1834: plate 35, fig. 3, as Evagore chevelue).
The medusa is not recognizable as any modern species. It was figured as having a very high bell-shaped umbrella, with three long, finger-like gastro-gonadal pouches visible in the illustrated half. The margin of the umbrella is slightly wavy, and is set off from the rest of the bell by a shallow furrow. At least 11 oral arms are figured, each with a prominent lateral flare at the top, tapering to a point below.
General References
Blainville, H.M. de 1834. Manuel d'actinologie, ou de zoophytologie. Paris. 688 pp. 100 pls
Péron, F. & Lesueur, C.A. 1810. Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 14: 325–366
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |