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Nausithoe albatrossi

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Nausithoe albatrossi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Nausithoidae
Genus: Nausithoe
Species:
N. albatrossi
Binomial name
Nausithoe albatrossi
(Maas, 1897)
Synonyms

Nauphanta albatrossi Maas, 1897

Nausithoe albatrossi is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Nausithoidae.[1] It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

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The specific epithet was given to commemorate the USS Albatross; the type specimens were found on an exploration of the ship.[2]

Description

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Nausithroe albatrossi is around 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) in width and 35 millimetres (1.4 in) in height. It has a smooth central disk and a short stomach. Its gonads are long, oval, and bladder-like. Its rows of gastric filaments are composed of four clusters containing five filaments each.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Nausithoe albatrossi (Maas, 1897). Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
  2. ^ Maas, O. 1897. Die Medusen. 21st Reports on an exploration off the West Coast of Mexico, Central and South America and of the Galapagos Islands, in charge of A. Agassiz by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross" during 1891. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 23: 1-92, pls 1-15.
  3. ^ Kramp, P.L., 1961. Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the marine biological Association of the United Kingdom, 40, pp.7-382. Accessed 2023-06-06.