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Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from the South China Sea V: Families Laodiceidae, Lovenellidae, Malagazziidae, and Mitrocomidae (Leptomedusae)

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This study reviews all species belonging to the families Laodiceidae, Lovenellidae, Malagazziidae, and Mitrocomidae in the South China Sea. Two new species, Eucheilota carinata sp. nov. and Halopsis nanhaiensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated. One genus, Staurostoma, and two species, Staurostoma sp. and Octophialucium aphrodite (Bigelow, 1928), are first recorded in China seas. The key to all medusa genera and species of Lovenellidae and Malagazziidae are presented. Other data are briefly summarized to the list and distribution of species presented on the family Laodiceidae, Lovenellidae, Malagazziidae and Mitrocomidae in the South China Sea. The type specimens are deposited in the Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China.

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  1. Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, 361005, China

    Chunguang Wang & Mao Lin

  2. College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China

    Zhenzu Xu, Donghui Guo & Jiaqi Huang

  3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology, Hangzhou, 31002, China

    Mao Lin

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Foundation item: The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 41406216; the Global Climate Change and Ocean Atmosphere Interaction Research under contract Nos GASI-01-02-02-03, GASI-01-02-04 and GASI-01-02-02-01; the National Special Project on Gas Hydrate under contract No. GZH201100311; the Marine Biological Sample Museum of the Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessment; the National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China under contract No. 2011CB403604.

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Wang, C., Xu, Z., Guo, D. et al. Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from the South China Sea V: Families Laodiceidae, Lovenellidae, Malagazziidae, and Mitrocomidae (Leptomedusae). Acta Oceanol. Sin. 37, 104–111 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-018-1309-y

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