Figure 2
Global distribution of Cnidocodon species based on this study and literature records. 1 = this study, 2 = (Bouillon, 1978Bouillon, J. 1978. Hydroméduses de la Mer de Bismarck (Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée. Partie I: Anthomedusae Capitata (Hydrozoa-Cnidaria). Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 19: 249-297.), 3 = (Buecher et al., 2005Buecher, E.; Goy, J. & Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Hydromedusae of the Agulhas Current. African Invertebrates, 46: 27-69.), 4 = (Du et al., 2012Du, F.; Xu, Z.; Huang, J. & Guo, D. 2012. Studies on the medusae (cnidaria) from the Beibu Gulf in the northern South China Sea, with description of three new species. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 37: 506-519.), 5 = (Nagale et al., 2012Nagale, P.; Bhave, V. & Apte, D. 2012. A review of Hydrozoa from Maharashtra. Biodiversity and Conservation of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of India, 1: 84-88.), 6 = (Santhakumari & Nair, 1999Santhakumari, V. & Nair, V.R. 1999. Distribution of hydromedusae from the exclusive economic zone of the west and east coasts of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 28: 150-157.), 7 = (Santhakumari, 1986Santhakumari, V. 1986. A new record of Cnidocodon leopoldi Bouillon (Anthomedusae, Hydrozoa) from Indian Ocean with a note on its variation. Bulletin of the Department of Marine Science University Cochin, 14: 33-37.), 8 = (Santhakumari, 1993Santhakumari, V. 1993. A study of medusae from Andaman and Nicobar waters. Journal of the Zoological Society of Kerala, 3: 37-43.), 9 = (Santhakumari, 1996Santhakumari, V. 1996. The Medusae from the Sea around Laccadive Group of Islands (7-18°N/69-76°E). In: Pillai, V.K.; Abidi, S.A.H.; Ravindran, V.; Balachandran, K.K. & Agadi, V.V. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Scientific Results of FORV Sagar Sampada, Workshop on Scientific Results of FORV Sagar Samapada. New Delhi, Dept. of Ocean Development,.), 10 = (Santhakumari, 1997aSanthakumari, V. 1997a. Species composition, distribution and abundance of Hydromedusae in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the East Coast of India. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 38: 53-61.), 11 = (Santhakumari, 1997bSanthakumari, V. 1997b. Hydromedusae from the Exclusive Economic Zone of West Coast. Recent Advances in Ecobiological Research, 1: 185-195.), 12 = (Zhang & Wu, 1981Zhang, J. & Wu, Y. 1981. On a new genus and species of the hydromedusae from Xiamen Harbour, Fujin Provice, China. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 3: 184-187.), 13 = (Huang et al., 2008Huang, J.; Xu, Z.; Lin, J. & Qiu, M. 2008. Three new species of Anthomedusae (Hydrozoa, Hydroidomedusae) from the Fujian Sea Water. Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science), 47: 408-412.) and 14 = (Larson, 1982Larson, R.J. 1982. Medusae (Cnidaria) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. The Atlantic Barrier Reef at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I Structure and communities. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 12: 253-258.). Shaded area and line indicate the 250 m isobath, roughly corresponding to the shelf break.
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