Genus Gonionemus A. Agassiz, 1862

Museums

Regional Maps

• Gonionemus Agassiz, L. 1862. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. Second monograph. In five parts — Pt. I Acalephs in general. Pt. II Ctenophore. Pt. III. Discophorae. Pt. IV. Hydroidae. Pt. V. Homologies of the Radiata. Boston, London : Little Brown, Trubner Vol. IV i-viii, 380 pp. + (1-10), pls 20-35. [350].

  Type species:

   Gonionemus vertens A. Agassiz, 1862 by monotypy.

Introduction

Members of this genus are unusual medusa that are strongly associated with seagrasses and macroalgae in intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. They are typically clinging or crawling, instead of being planktonic
like most other medusa (Watson & Govindarajan 2017).

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria

General References

Watson, J.E. & Govindarajan, A.F. 2017. A new species of Gonionemus (Hydrozoa: Limnomedusae) from southern Australia. Zootaxa 4365(4): 487–494 [487]

History of changes