Solmundella Explained

Solmundella is a genus of hydrozoan in the family Solmundaeginidae. It is monotypic, with the single species Solmundella bitentaculata.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in:

• Ross Sea, Antarctica.
• European waters ^[2]
• Gulf of Mexico ^[2]
• Kenya ^[2]
• New Zealand ^[2]
• North West Atlantic ^[2]
• Mediterranean Sea

Ecology

Solmundella bitentaculata is an epipelagic and mesopelagic species.^[3] It feeds on the gastropod Limacina antarctica.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solmundella Haeckel, 1879. marinespecies.org. en. 2018-04-13.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833).
3. WoRMS (2010). Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117267 on 2011-01-31
4. Larson R. J. & Harbison G. R. (1990). "Medusae from Mcmurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, Leuckartiara brownei and Benthocodon hyalinus". Polar Biology 11(1): 19-25. .