Spirocodon
| Spirocodon saltatrix | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthomedusae |
| Suborder: | Capitata |
| Family: | Corynidae |
| Genus: | Spirocodon Haeckel, 1880 [1] |
| Species: | S. saltatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818) [2] | |
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Spirocodon is a monotypic genus of athecate hydroids and Spirocodon saltatrix is the only species in the genus. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and was first described in 1818 by the German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau.
References
- ↑ Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Spirocodon Haeckel, 1880". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
Further Reading
- ↑ Ohtsu, K. (1 March 1983). "UV-visible antagonism in extraocular photosensitive neurons of the anthomedusa, Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius)". Journal of Neurobiology. 14 (2): 145–155. doi:10.1002/neu.480140206. ISSN 0022-3034.
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