Solmundella

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Solmundella
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Solmundella bitentaculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Narcomedusae
Family: Solmundaeginidae
Genus: Solmundella
Haeckel, 1879
Species:
S. bitentaculata
Binomial name
Solmundella bitentaculata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms

(Genus)

  • AeginellaHaeckel, 1879

(Species)

  • Aeginella dissonemaHaeckel, 1879
  • Aeginopsis mediterraneaMüller, 1851
  • Carybdea bitentaculataQuoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Solmundella muelleriHaeckel, 1879

Solmundella is a genus of hydrozoan in the family Solmundaeginidae. It is monotypic, with the single species Solmundella bitentaculata. [1]

Contents

Distribution

This species is found in:

Ecology

Solmundella bitentaculata is an epipelagic and mesopelagic species. [4] It feeds on the gastropod Limacina antarctica . [2]

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References

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  4. WoRMS (2010). Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117267 on 2011-01-31