Naumovia gen. n. for Plumularia microtheca Naumov, 1960, a deepwater North Pacific species, with remarks on other genera and species of the family Kirchenpaueriidae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)
S.D. Stepanjants, A.L. Peña Cantero, O.V. Sheiko & A. Svoboda
Abstract. A re-description of Plumularia microtheca Naumov, 1960 (originally placed in Plumulariidae) is given. This species is reffered to the new genus Naumovia and to the family Kirchenpaueriidae. Some comments on other genera and species of this family are given.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1997, 6(1/2): 9–20 ▪ Published in print 25 December 1997
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