Spirocodon

Spirocodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Corynidae
Genus: Spirocodon
Haeckel, 1880[2]
Species:
S. saltatrix
Binomial name
Spirocodon saltatrix
(Tilesius, 1818)[1]
Synonyms
  • Medusa saltatrix Tilesius, 1818
  • Spirocodon saltator (Tilesius, 1818)

Spirocodon is a monotypic genus of hydrozoans with Spirocodon saltatrix as the only species in the genus. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, and was first described in 1818 by the German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau.

References

  1. ^ Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Spirocodon Haeckel, 1880". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.

Further reading

  • Ohtsu, K. (1 March 1983). "UV-visible antagonism in extraocular photosensitive neurons of the anthomedusa, Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius)". Journal of Neurobiology. 14 (2): 145–155. doi:10.1002/neu.480140206. ISSN 0022-3034. PMID 6132962.


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