TY - JOUR T1 - Molecules clarify a cnidarian life cycle–the "hydrozoan" Microhydrula limopsicola is an early life stage of the staurozoan Haliclystus antarcticus. JF - PloS one Y1 - 2010 A1 - Miranda, Luc{\'ılia S. A1 - Collins, Allen G A1 - Marques, Antonio C. SP - e10182 AB - BACKGROUND: Life cycles of medusozoan cnidarians vary widely, and have been difficult to document, especially in the most recently proposed class Staurozoa. However, molecular data can be a useful tool to elucidate medusozoan life cycles by tying together different life history stages. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Genetic data from fast-evolving molecular markers (mitochondrial 16S, nuclear ITS1, and nuclear ITS2) show that animals that were presumed to be a hydrozoan, Microhydrula limopsicola (Limnomedusae, Microhydrulidae), are actually an early stage of the life cycle of the staurozoan Haliclystus antarcticus (Stauromedusae, Lucernariidae). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Similarity between the haplotypes of three markers of Microhydrula limopsicola and Haliclystus antarcticus settles the identity of these taxa, expanding our understanding of the staurozoan life cycle, which was thought to be more straightforward and simple. A synthetic discussion of prior observations makes sense of the morphological, histological and behavioral similarities/congruence between Microhydrula and Haliclystus. The consequences are likely to be replicated in other medusozoan groups. For instance we hypothesize that other species of Microhydrulidae are likely to represent life stages of other species of Staurozoa. VL - 5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Haliclystus californiensis, a “new” species of stauromedusa (Cnidaria: Staurozoa) from the northeast Pacific, with a key to the species of Haliclystus JF - Zootaxa Y1 - 2010 A1 - Kahn, Amanda S A1 - Matsumoto, George I A1 - Hirano, Yayoi M A1 - Collins, Allen G SP - 49 EP - 59 VL - 2518 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Scyphozoa & Staurozoa - Jellyfish T2 - Marine Benthic Fauna of Chilean Patagonia Y1 - 2010 A1 - C.J. Zagal ED - Häussermann, V ED - Försterra, G SP - 291 EP - 296 KW - Chile KW - Haliclystus antarcticus JF - Marine Benthic Fauna of Chilean Patagonia PB - Nature in Focus CY - Santiago ER -