Zootaxa 3122: 1–36 (2011) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2011 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) New species, new records and redescriptions of Thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata) from Southern Australia JEANETTE E. WATSON Honorary Research Associate, Marine Biology Section, Museum Victoria, P.O. Box 666, Melbourne, Australia, 3001. E-mail:
[email protected] Table of contents Abstract . 2 Introduction . 2 Family Campanulinidae Hincks, 1868 . 2 Genus Campanulina van Beneden, 1847 . 2 Campanulina cliftonia sp. nov. 2 Campanulina elata sp. nov. 4 Family Lovenellidae Russell, 1953 . 6 Hydranthea Hincks, 1868 . 6 Hydranthea margarica (Hincks, 1862) . 6 Family Hebellidae Fraser, 1912 . 8 Hebella Allman, 1888 . 8 Hebella albida sp. nov. 8 Family Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890 . 11 Genus Macrorhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872 . 11 Macrorhynchia mulderi (Bartlett, 1907) . 11 Macrorhynchia whiteleggei (Bale, 1888) comb. nov. 13 Family Halopterididae Millard, 1962 . 16 Genus Antennella Allman, 1877 . 16 Antennella singulata sp. nov. 16 Genus Monostaechas Allman, 1877 . 18 Monostaechas quadridens McCrady, 1859 . 19 Family Kirchenpaueriidae Stechow, 1921 . 22 Genus Ventromma Stechow, 1923 . 22 Ventromma bellarensis sp. nov. 22 Family Sertulariidae Lamouroux, 1812. 24 Genus Sertularella Gray, 1848 . 24 Sertularella mytila sp. nov. 24 Family Campanulariidae Johnston, 1836 . 26 Genus Obelia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 . 26 Obelia bidentata Clarke, 1875 . 26 Obelia spongicola sp. nov. 28 Genus Gonothyraea Allman, 1864 . 30 Gonothyraea loveni (Allman, 1859) . 30 Acknowledgements . 32 Literature cited . 32 Accepted by A. Collins: 17 Oct. 2011; published: 7 Dec. 2011 1 Abstract A collection of 13 species from southern Australia is described. The collection includes Campanulina cliftonia n.