Hydromedusa

Hydromedusa

:"For the hydrozoan Cnidaria called "Hydromedusa" or "Hydromedusae", see Anthomedusae."Taxobox
name = "Hydromedusa"


image_width = 220px
image_caption = Argentine Snake-necked Turtle, "Hydromedusa tectifera"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
subordo = Pleurodira
familia = Chelidae
genus = "Hydromedusa"

"Hydromedusa" is a turtle genus in the family Chelidae, commonly known as the South American snake-necked turtles. They are quite closely related to the South American side-necked swamp turtles ("Acanthochelys") and the snake-necked turtles of the Australian-Melanesian region ("Macrochelodina"), but less closely to the side-necked river turtles of South America ("Podocnemididae") which belong to a more modern lineage of Pleurodira.

This genus contains the following species:
* Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle, "Hydromedusa maximiliani"
* Argentine Snake-necked Turtle, "Hydromedusa tectifera"


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  • Hydromedusa — Hy dro*me*du sa, n.; pl. {Hydromedus[ae]}. [NL. See {Hydra}, and {Medusa}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also {Craspedota}, and {naked eyed medus[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: Such… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hydromedusa — [hī΄drōmə do͞o′sə, hī΄drō mədyo͞o′sə; hī΄drō mə do͞o′zə, hī′drō mə dyo͞o′zə] n. pl. hydromedusae [hī΄drō mə do͞o′sae, hī΄drō mə dyo͞o′sē] [ModL: see HYDRO & MEDUSA] a jellyfish (medusa) formed from a bud produced asexually on a hydroid …   English World dictionary

  • Hydromedusa — Hydromedusa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hydromedusa maximiliani — Hydromedusa maximiliani …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hydromedusa tectifera — Hydromedusa tectifera …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hydromedusa tectifera — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • hydromedusa — noun (plural hydromedusae) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1889 a jellyfish (as of the orders Anthomedusae and Leptomedusae) produced as a bud from a hydroid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hydromedusa — hydromedusan, adj. /huy droh mi dooh seuh, zeuh, dyooh /, n., pl. hydromedusae / see/. the medusa form of a hydrozoan. [1885 90; < NL; see HYDRA, O , MEDUSA] * * * …   Universalium

  • hydromedusa — noun The South American snake necked turtle …   Wiktionary

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