Sugiuridae: Brief Summary
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Sugiuridae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Leptothecata.
Genera:
Multioralis Mayer, 1900
Sugiura Bouillon, 1984
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Diagnosis
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Hydroid colony stolonal; hydrotheca cylindrical, tapering distally, on a short pedicel; operculum pyramidal, formed by numerous convergent flaps that are not demarcated by a basal crease line; hydranth with intertentacular web; gonothecae unknown. Medusa umbrella more or less elliptical, with up to six manubria (exceptionally 9), generally with four radial canals per well developed manubrium, in mature animals usually all joining circular canal but often incomplete canals; no centripetal canals; two to six ovoid gonads on some radial canals; marginal tentacles numerous; numerous statocyst; asexual reproduction by fission.
Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 184 - 185 (Includes a picture).
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