Anthoathecata

Anthomedusae (E. Haeckel, 1904)

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Hydrozoa
Subclassis: Hydroidolina
Ordo: Anthoathecata
Subordines: Aplanulata – Capitata – Filifera

Familia (incertae sedis): †Heterastridiidae

Genera (incertae sedis): Bibrachium – Propachycordyle – Protulophila – Saccohydra

Name

Anthoathecata Cornelius, 1992

Synonyms

• Anthoathecatae
• Anthomedusae
• Athecata
• Gymnoblastea
• Laingiomedusae

References

• Cornelius, P.F.S., 1992. Medusa loss in leptolid Hydrozoan (Cnidaria) hydroid rafting, and abbreviated life-cycles among their remote-island faunae: an interim review. In: J. Bouillon, F. Boero, F. Cicogna, J.M. Gili & R.G. Hughes, eds., Aspects of hydrozoan biology. Scientia Marina 56 (2-3), pp. 245-261.
• Lin, M., Xu, Z.-Z., Huang, J.-Q., Nurul, F., Guo, D.-H., Wang, C.-G. & Chen, B. 2013. Two new species of Anthomedusae from the Bitung Strait, Indonesia (Cnidaria). Acta zootaxonomica sinica 38(2): 246–250. Abstract Reference page. 
• Peña Cantero, A.L.; Vervoort, W.; Watson, E.J. 2003: On Clathrozoellidae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecatae), a new family of rare deep-water leptolids, with the description of three new species. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345: 281–296.