Solanderiidae

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Solanderiidae
the grey fan hydroid, Solanderia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Medusozoa
Class: Hydrozoa
Subclass: Hydroidolina
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Capitata
Family: Solanderiidae
Marshall, 1892[1]

Solanderiidae is a family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Ceratelladae Gray, 1868g is now accepted as a synonym of this family.[1]

Description

The hydroid forms large colonies. The chitinous skeleton is internal, branches, and may form anastomoses. The skeleton is formed by coalescence and modification of adjacent hydrocauline tubes. The coenosarc covers the entire colony and penetrates skeletal interstices. The hydranths cover the whole colony surface. Hydranths are uniform in structure, cylindrical, with a single whorl of capitate tentacles around the mouth. Numerous similar tentacles are scattered over the body. Where known, gonophores are cryptomedusoid or eumedusoid, arising directly from the coenosarc. [2]

Genus and Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, there is only one genus in this family:

containing the following species:

    • Solanderia dendritica (Fraser, 1938)
    • Solanderia ericopsis (Carter, 1873)
    • Solanderia fusca (Gray, 1868)
    • Solanderia gracilis Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846
    • Solanderia misakinensis (Inaba, 1892)
    • Solanderia procumbens (Carter, 1873)
    • Solanderia secunda (Inaba, 1892)


Genus synonyms

This following genera have ben synonymised with Solanderia:

  • Ceratella Gray, 1868
  • Chitina Carter, 1873
  • Dehitella Gray, 1868
  • Dendrocoryne Inaba, 1892
  • Spongiocladium Jäderholm, 1896

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266972 accessed 12 August 2013
  2. ↑ Pallas, P.S. (1766) Elenchus zoophytorum. Van Cleef, Hagae-Comitum, pp. 1-451 IDDOC=222048 in Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266972 on 2013-08-12
  3. ↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117046 accessed 11 August 2013
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