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Mastigias andersoni

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Mastigias andersoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Mastigiidae
Genus: Mastigias
Species:
M. andersoni
Binomial name
Mastigias andersoni
Stiasny, 1926

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

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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

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  1. ^ Mastigias andersoni. WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ Stiasny, G. (1926). Alte und neue scyphomedusen von Australien. Zoologische Mededeelingen. 9: 252-255. Accessed via Naturalis Institutional Repository on 2023-05-29.