Solanderia

Solanderia
	the grey fan hydroid, Solanderia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Medusozoa
Class:	Hydrozoa
Subclass:	Hydroidolina
Order:	Anthoathecata
Suborder:	Capitata
Family:	Solanderiidae; Marshall, 1892
Genus:	Solanderia; Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846
Synonyms
	Family-level: Ceratelladae Gray, 1868; Genus-level: Ceratella Gray, 1868; Chitina Carter, 1873; Dehitella Gray, 1868; Dendrocoryne Inaba, 1892; Spongiocladium Jäderholm, 1896;

Solanderiidae is a family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. According to the World Register of Marine Species, Solanderia is the only genus in this family.^[1]

The gastropod genus Solanderia P. Fischer, 1879 is a junior homonym of Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1846 ( a replacement name was given as Rossiteria Brazier, 1895).

Description

The hydroid forms large colonies. The chitinous skeleton is internal, branches, and may form anastomoses. The skeleton is formed by coalescence and modification of adjacent hydrocauline tubes. The coenosarc covers the entire colony and penetrates skeletal interstices. The hydranths cover the whole colony surface. Hydranths are uniform in structure, cylindrical, with a single whorl of capitate tentacles around the mouth. Numerous similar tentacles are scattered over the body. Where known, gonophores are cryptomedusoid or eumedusoid, arising directly from the coenosarc. ^[2]

Ecology

Species of Solanderia are eaten by nudibranchs in the genus Hermosita and the family Pleurolidiidae.^[3]

Species

Solanderia contains the following species:^[4]

Solanderia dendritica (Fraser, 1938)
Solanderia ericopsis (Carter, 1873)
Solanderia fusca (Gray, 1868)
Solanderia gracilis Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846
Solanderia misakinensis (Inaba, 1892)
Solanderia procumbens (Carter, 1873)
Solanderia secunda (Inaba, 1892)

Species brought into synonymy

Solanderia atrorubens (Gray, 1868): synonym of Solanderia fusca (Gray, 1868)
Solanderia minima (Hickson, 1903): synonym of Solanderia secunda (Inaba, 1892)
Solanderia misakiensis (Inaba, 1892): synonym of Solanderia misakinensis (Inaba, 1892)
Solanderia rufescens Jäderholm, 1896: synonym of Solanderia secunda (Inaba, 1892)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Schuchert, P. (2015). Solanderiidae Marshall, 1892. In: Schuchert, P. (2015) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
^ Pallas, P.S. (1766) Elenchus zoophytorum. Van Cleef, Hagae-Comitum, pp. 1-451 IDDOC=222048 in Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2013-08-12
^ Carmona, L., Pola, M., Gosliner, T. M. & Cervera, J. L. (2015). Protaeolidiella atra Baba, 1955 versus Pleurolidia juliae Burn, 1966: One or two species? Helgoland Marine Research. doi:10.1007/s10152-014-0422-3
^ Schuchert, P. (2015). Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846. In: Schuchert, P. (2015) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17

[worms1-1] Schuchert, P. (2015). Solanderiidae Marshall, 1892. In: Schuchert, P. (2015) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17

[2] Pallas, P.S. (1766) Elenchus zoophytorum. Van Cleef, Hagae-Comitum, pp. 1-451 IDDOC=222048 in Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2013-08-12

[3] Carmona, L., Pola, M., Gosliner, T. M. & Cervera, J. L. (2015). Protaeolidiella atra Baba, 1955 versus Pleurolidia juliae Burn, 1966: One or two species? Helgoland Marine Research. doi:10.1007/s10152-014-0422-3

[4] Schuchert, P. (2015). Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846. In: Schuchert, P. (2015) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17

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