''Solmundella'' is a genus of hydrozoan in the

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Solmundaeginidae Solmundaeginidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Narcomedusae. Taxonomy The following genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In th ...

. It is monotypic, with the single species ''Solmundella bitentaculata''.

Distribution

This species is found in: * Ross Sea, Antarctica. * European waters * Gulf of Mexico * Kenya * New Zealand * North West Atlantic * Mediterranean Sea

Ecology

''Solmundella bitentaculata'' is an epipelagic and mesopelagic species.WoRMS (2010). Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117267 on 2011-01-31 It feeds on the gastropod '' Limacina antarctica''.Larson R. J. & Harbison G. R. (1990). "Medusae from Mcmurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, ''Leuckartiara brownei'' and ''Benthocodon hyalinus''". ''Polar Biology'' 11(1): 19-25. .

References

Solmundaeginidae Hydrozoan genera {{Hydrozoa-stub