@article{fdi:010082547, title = {{T}eissiera polypofera : first record of the genus {T}eissiera ({H}ydrozoa : {A}nthoathecata) in the {A}tlantic {O}cean}, author = {{T}osetto, {E}. {G}. and {N}eumann-{L}eitao, {S}. and {B}ertrand, {A}rnaud and {N}ogueira, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}pecimens of {T}eissiera polypofera {X}u, {H}uang & {C}hen, 1991 were found in waters off the northeast {B}razilian coast between 8.858 degrees {S}, 34.809 degrees {W} and 9.005 degrees {S}, 34.805 degrees {W} and 56 to 717 m depth. {T}he genus can be distinguished from other anthomedusae by the two opposite tentacles with cnidophores and four exumbrellar cnidocyst pouches with ocelli. {S}pecimens were assigned to {T}eissiera polypofera due to the long and narrow manubrium transposing bell opening and polyp buds with medusoid buds on it, issuing from the base of manubrium. {T}his study represents the first record of the genus in the {A}tlantic {O}cean.}, keywords = {{J}ellyfish ; cnidaria ; taxonomy ; biodiversity ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}nais da {A}cademia {B}rasileira de {C}iencias}, volume = {93}, numero = {3}, pages = {e20191437 [7 ]}, ISSN = {0001-3765}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1590/0001-3765202120191437}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082547}, }