Mastigias andersoni
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Mastigiidae |
Genus: | Mastigias |
Species: | M. andersoni
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Binomial name | |
Mastigias andersoni Stiasny, 1926
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Mastigias andersoni is a species of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae.[1] It has been found in waters off the coast of Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet, andersoni, was given by Gustav Albert Stiasny in honor of the then-director of the Australian Museum in 1926, Charles Anderson.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mastigias andersoni. WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 2023-05-29.
- ^ Stiasny, G. (1926). Alte und neue scyphomedusen von Australien. Zoologische Mededeelingen. 9: 252-255. Accessed via Naturalis Institutional Repository on 2023-05-29.