Aeginura grimaldii

Aeginura grimaldii is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. It has a depth range of 660-1200m deep. Live specimens are bright reddish in color, with pale tentacles, and a light red globous capsule dome containing the dark colored red body. It usually measures no more than 4.5cm from the peak of the bell to the end of the tentacles.

Aeginura grimaldii
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Narcomedusae
Family:	Aeginidae
Genus:	Aeginura
Species:	A. grimaldii
Binomial name
Aeginura grimaldii Maas, 1904
Synonyms
Aegina grimaldii (Maas, 1904) (incorrect combination) Aeginura incisa Mayer, 1910 (possible synonym) Aeginura weberi Maas, 1905 Cunoctona grimaldii (Maas, 1904) Cunoctona grimaldii var. munda Vanhöffen, 1908 Cunoctona guinensis Vanhöffen, 1908 Cunoctona obscura Vanhöffen, 1908

References

• Vanhöffen, E., 1908. Die Narcomedusen. Wiss. Erg. dt. Tiefsee-Exped. Valdivia 19 : 41-74
• Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112–120
• Navas-Pereira, D. & M. Vannucci (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. Bolm Inst. Oceanogr., S. Paulo. 39(1): 25-60
• Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre
• Chen, Q. C. (1982). The marine zooplankton of Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: 789-799

External links

• Maas O. (1904b). Méduses provenant des campagnes des yachts Hirondelle et princesse Alice. (1886-1903). Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier, Prince Souverain de Monaco. 28: 1-71, 6 plates
• Mayer, A. G. 1910. Medusae of the world. Hydromedusae, Vols. I & II. Scyphomedusae, Vol III. Carnegie Institution, Washington. pp. 735, plates 1-76
• Maas O. (1905c). Die Craspedoten Medusen der Siboga-Expeditie. Siboga Expeditie. 10: 1-84, pls 1-14
• Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 59-101 Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine