Sigiweddellia benthopelagica

Bouillon, J., Pagès, F. & Gili, J. M., 2001. New species of benthopelagic hydromedusae from the Weddell Sea. Polar Biology, 24: 839-845. [p. 840-841; figs. 1-3].

Type locality

“[...] at st. 48/89, 73º27.5’S 22º43.1’W; 1,583 m bottom depht [...] at st. 48/130, 73º23.6’S 22º09.3’W; 2,034 m depht [...]”.

Toponymic note and update

st. (=station) coordinates placed at the east of the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic coast.

Types

Paratypes: Museu de Ciències Naturals (Zoologia) de Barcelona, MZB 2013-4469 (”st. 48/130”; 1 specimen), MZB 2013-4470 (”st. 48/89”; 4 specimens), MZB 2013-4471 (”st. 48/89”; 1 specimen), MZB 2013-4478 (”st. 48/89”; 1 specimen) and MZB 2013-4479 (”st. 48/130”; 1 specimen). All paratipes ex Cnidarian collection Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona, CSIC.

Types in other museums

Holotype: Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg, C 11654.

Paratypes: Cnidarian collection Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona, CSIC.

Current name