DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME THECATE HYDROIDS (CNIDARIA-HYDROZOA) FROM THE EGYPTIAN MEDITERRANEAN WATERS.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME THECATE HYDROIDS

(CNIDARIA-HYDROZOA)

FROM THE EGYPTIAN MEDITERRANEAN WATERS.

PART III Family: Sertulariidae

By
MOHAMED EL BESHBEESHY·
• National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries, Alexandria.
Key Words: Taxonomy, Thecate Hydroids, Cnidaria.
ABSTRACT
This part is the third of a series produced by the author, to meet the
current need for the taxonomy of the thecate hydroids in the Egyptian
Mediterranean waters. This paper deals with the family sertulariidae, which
is represented in the present collection by five species: Dynamena disticha,
Dynamena pumila, Sertularella mediterranea, Sertularia distance and
Sertularia illflata. All of them are new records for the t-gyptian
Mediterranean waters. Their taxonomy. morphology and distribution are
discussed.