Hydromedusae

By Jean Bouillon

In this chapter, 197 species of hydromedusae from the South Atlantic Ocean are listed. Of these, 149 are meropelagic (neritic, epipelagic, or slope species), and 48 are holopelagic.

Contents
Hy. 1 Introduction
Hy. 2 Collection of material
Hy. 3 Fixation and preservation
Hy. 4 Geographic distribution
Hy. 5 General morphology
Hy. 6 Suggested reading

Identification
The section Hydromedusae starts at Page 129: Hydromedusae in the key, where Hydromedusae can be identified to genus level and further to species.

Species and higher taxa
See Phylum Cnidaria and Class Hydroidomedusae and further for hydromedusan taxa down to genera. On the page for Class Hydroidomedusae a list of South Atlantic hydromedusae is presented.

For the hydromedusan species, see Bougainvillia macloviana to Tetrorchis erythrogaster in the Species module (193 pages).