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Halecium corrugatissimum

Halecium corrugatissimum

Trebilcock, 1928

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Remarks. For the latest description and synonymy, see Schuchert (2005). Each female gonotheca in the present material carries 4 or 5 spherical oocytes (180 – 215 µm in diameter). The hydrothecal rim is distinctly everted, and this feature could also be observed upon a re-examination of the New Zealand material studied by Schuchert (P. Schuchert, pers. comm.). 3. The cnidomes in samples from Chile and Tristan da Cunha are identical to that illustrated by Galea et al. (2009, Fig. 4 M) for a material that we assign now to S. bilabiata, as well as to that of S. pedunculata (Jäderholm, 1904) from Antarctica [see Galea & Schories (2012 b), Fig. 3 Z 3]. 4. The type material of this species was re-examined and illustrated by Hartlaub (1905, Figs U 1 – W 1).
Galea, Horia R., Schories, Dirk, Försterra, Günter, Häussermann, Verena (2014): New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile. Zootaxa 3852 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1
Distribution in Chile. The present material from Corral is the first Chilean record, as well as the first record of the species outside its known range of distribution. World records. New Zealand (Schuchert 2005).
Galea, Horia R., Schories, Dirk, Försterra, Günter, Häussermann, Verena (2014): New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile. Zootaxa 3852 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1
Material examined. Corral, Chaihuin / Huiro, lat. - 39.95000, long. - 73.61667, 27. x. 2011, 8 ‒ 10 m, sample S 07: five minute stems, each ca. 1.5 mm high, carrying one or two female gonothecae, on alga (MHNG-INVE- 86209).
Galea, Horia R., Schories, Dirk, Försterra, Günter, Häussermann, Verena (2014): New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile. Zootaxa 3852 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1

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FIGURE 1. A, B: Hebella cf. scandens (Bale, 1888) — hydrotheca (A); gonotheca (B). C ‒ D: Hebella striata Allman, 1888 — hydrotheca (C); gonotheca (D). E, G, H: Phialella? falklandica Browne, 1902 — portion of erect stem (E) compared with that of P. quadrata (Forbes, 1848) (F); gonotheca seen laterally (G) and apically (H), compared with those of P. quadrata (I, stolonal; J, borne of stem). K, L: Silicularia? bilabiata (Coughtrey, 1876) — two hydrothecae (K); female gonotheca (L). M ‒ O: Silicularia rosea Meyen, 1834 — two hydrothecae (M) compared with specimens from Tristan da Cunha assigned to S. hemisphaerica (Allman, 1888) (P); female (N) and male (O) gonothecae, compared to homologous gonothecae (Q and R, respectively) from Tristan. S: Halecium corrugatissimum Trebilcock, 1828 — small stem with female gonotheca. Scale bars: 300 µm (A, B, E, F, S), 500 µm (C, D, G ‒ J), and 1 mm (K ‒ R).

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FIGURE 4. A ‒ F, M: Cnidomes of some Halecium species discussed herein— H. flexile Allman, 1888 (A); H. balei (B); H. humeriformis sp. nov. (C); H. maximum sp. nov. (D); H. tristaniensis sp. nov. (E); H. modestum sp. nov. (F). G: Halecium pallens Jäderholm, 1904 — female gonotheca. H ‒ M: Halecium tehuelchum (d’Orbigny, 1842) — fragments of colonies (H), primary hydrophore and renovated hydrotheca (I); female gonotheca (J) and shape variation (K); male gonothecae (L); cnidome (M). Scale bars: 10 µm (A ‒ F, M); 300 µm (I, J, L), 500 µm (G, K), 1 mm (H).

Imageimage/png© Galea, Horia R.;Schories, Dirk;Försterra, Günter;Häussermann, VerenaGalea, Horia R.;Schories, Dirk;Försterra, Günter;Häussermann, Verena

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New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Galea, Horia R., Schories, Dirk, Försterra, Günter, Häussermann, Verena (2014): New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile. Zootaxa 3852 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1

Abstract

A large collection of shallow-water hydroids from various Chilean provinces, ranging from Taltal (25° S) in the North, to the Strait of Magellan (53° S) in the South, was studied, and a total of 30 species are discussed in the present report. Of these, eleven are new to science: Candelabrum valdiviensis, Halecium erratum, H. humeriformis, H. maximum, H. modestum, H. platythecum, Hydrodendron chilense, Sertularella asymmetra, S. curta, S. pauciramosa, and Symplectoscyphus semper. The nominal species Halecium flexile Allman, 1888, included for many decades in the synonymy of H. delicatulum Coughtrey, 1876, is resurrected based on distinctive features displayed by its newly discovered female gonothecae. A thorough discussion is provided on several morphologically related species of the genus from various localities around the world, and data on the nematocyst complement are emphasized, allowing the distinction of an as yet undescribed species, H. tristaniensis, from Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic, and the resurrection of H. balei Fraser, 1911 from southern Australia. Halecium tehuelchum (d’Orbigny, 1842), a poorly known species considered as of doubtful validity, is redescribed based on fertile material of both sexes. A discussion on the taxonomy of several members of the genus Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874, including the first comprehensive account of their cnidome, is provided. The male and female gonothecae of Halopteris plumosa Galea & Schories, 2012 are described for the first time. A discussion on the genus Silicularia Meyen, 1834 is provided, and three subantarctic species are provisionally recognized based on the material in hand, viz. S. bilabiata (Coughtrey, 1875), S. rosea Meyen, 1834, and S. hemisphaerica (Allman, 1888). Four hydroids are new records for Chile: Halecium corrugatissimum Trebilcock, 1928, Parascyphus simplex (Lamouroux, 1816), Symplectoscyphus unilateralis (Lamouroux, 1824), and Aglaophenia divaricata Busk, 1852, the last two being accompanied by comments on their synonymy. Two additional hydroids are only tentatively identified, viz. Hebella cf. scandens (Bale, 1888) and the allusive benthic stage of Phialella falklandica (Browne, 1902).

Key words: Hydrozoans, taxonomy, new species, South America, southeastern Pacific

Galea H R, Schories D, Försterra G, Häussermann V, plazi (2014). New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

CC0Published 12/31/2014View dataset
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127669492
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2268507
Taxon ID
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Last Crawled
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Last Interpreted
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