Fauna Of The Mediterranean Hydrozoa

FAUNA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN HYDROZOA
J. Bouillon, M.D. Medel, F. Pagès, J.M. Gili, F. Boero and C. Gravili
Scientia Marina, 68 (Suppl. 2)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
This book is dedicated to the memory of Fabio Cicogna (1926-2004) Fabio was among the founders of the Hydrozoan Society in 1985 and he was its Presidentfrom 1985 to 1995
With the support of:
MINISTERIO
DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA
Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boillon, J, M.D. Medel, F. Pagès, J.M.Gili, F. Boero and C. Gravili. – Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . General morphology of hidroids, medusae and siphonophores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The stinging cells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diagnostic characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SimplifiedkeysforHydrozoasubclassesidentification......................
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5-438
5-15 15-18 18-26 26-29 29-32 33-36
37 38-39 39-246 39-245 39-114 114-115 115-202 202-207 207-231 231-232 232-237 237-245 245-246 246 247-248 249-264 264 265-282 283-438
439-449
Outline classification . . . . . . . . Systematics . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Class Hydroidomedusa. . . .
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Subclass Subclass Subclass Subclass Subclass Subclass Subclass Subclass
Anthomedusae. . Laingiomedusae
Leptomedusae . Limnomedusae Siphonophorae Actinulidae . . . Narcomedusae . Trachymedusae
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Class Polypodiozae Collection of material . Techniques . . . . . . . . . . Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . .Acknowledgements . . . References . . . . . . . . . . Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taxonomic index. . . . . . . .
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Foreword
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