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Solmundella

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

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Solmundella
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)

  • Aeginella Haeckel, 1879

(Species)

  • Aeginella dissonema Haeckel, 1879
  • Aeginopsis mediterranea Müller, 1851
  • Carybdea bitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Solmundella muelleri Haeckel, 1879
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Distribution

This species is found in:

  • Ross Sea, Antarctica.[2]
  • European waters [3]
  • Gulf of Mexico [3]
  • Kenya [3]
  • New Zealand [3]
  • North West Atlantic [3]
  • Mediterranean Sea

Ecology

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

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