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<i>OBELIA BIDENTATA</i> CLARK, 1875 FROM PORT SAID, EGYPT: RE-DESCRIPTION OF THE POLYP STAGE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLYP CILIATE EPIBIONTS

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Fresh Water and Marine Biology

Abstract

Hydranth, hydrotheca and gonangium structure and morphology of Obelia bidentata Clark, 1875, specimens collected from Port Said, Egypt, is found to be similar to that of other specimens collected elsewhere in the world. The present materials are characterised by oblique hydrothecal diaphragm and truncated gonotheca with no obvious aperture. Blastostyle carrying the medusa buds was observed to force its way through the apical gonotheca wall to release the medusae. Spatial distribution of the polyp ciliate epibionts was investigated as well. The largest number of ciliate epibionts was found on the hydrotheca followed by hydrocaulus then the hydroriza, while the lowest was found on hydrothecal pedicel. Species of the genera Cothurniopsis and Vaginicola were recorded for the first time as hydroid epibionts.

DOI

10.12816/0037792

Keywords

<i>Obelia bidentata</i>, Morphology, Ciliate epibionts

Authors

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Moawad

MiddleName

I. S.

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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tmoawad@yahoo.com

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Volume

67

Article Issue

67

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4334

Issue Date

2017-06-01

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2017-06-01

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2017-06-01

Page Start

19

Page End

34

Print ISSN

1110-6344

Online ISSN

2682-3160

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Original Research Papers

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684

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Egyptian Journal of Zoology

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https://ejz.journals.ekb.eg/

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<i>OBELIA BIDENTATA</i> CLARK, 1875 FROM PORT SAID, EGYPT: RE-DESCRIPTION OF THE POLYP STAGE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLYP CILIATE EPIBIONTS

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22 Jan 2023