THE STATUS OF THE GENUS PRAYOIDES (SIPHONOPHORA, PRAYIDAE)

被引:6
作者
PUGH, PR
机构
[1] Institute of Oceanographic Sciences
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1017/S0025315400060136
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
The status of the prayine siphonophore genus Prayoides, monotypic for the species Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934, is reviewed in the light of recent collections made by the submersibles 'Johnson-Sea-Link' I and II. It is concluded that the genus is not valid, and that the species name should be reduced to that of a junior synonym of a Praya species. The bracts of the two Praya species, P. dubia (Quoy & Gaimard (1833) 1834) and P. reticulata (Bigelow, 191 1) are re-described, as in the past there has been much confusion as to their true identity.
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页码:895 / 909
页数:15
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