Reclassification of the clausophyid siphonophore Clausophyes ovata into the genus Kephyes gen. nov.
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Keywords |
Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology Classification > Taxonomy Identification keys Taxa > New taxa > New genera Clausophyes ovata (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860) [WoRMS]; Clausophyidae Totton, 1965 [WoRMS]; Kephyes Pugh, 2006 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
Abstract |
Comparisons are made between the species currently called Clausophyes ovata and other Clausophyes species. It is concluded that Cl. Ovata should be removed to another genus and, consequently, the genus Kephyes gen. nov. is established for it. The relationships of all clausophyid genera are briefly discussed. |
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