Atorella | |
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An illustration of Atorella vanhoffeni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: |
Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Genus: |
Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Species | |
5 species (see text) |
Atorella is a genus of crown jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Atorellidae and includes five species. [1] Members of this family are known from the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of Panama. [2]
Members of this genus are characterised by having exactly six tentacles and six rhopalia, twelve marginal lappets and twelve pedalia. The bell ranges from 5 to 17 mm (0.20 to 0.67 in) in diameter. The bell is colourless and transparent and the four orange gonads can be seen inside. The mouth has four lips. [2]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:- [3]
Atorella | |
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An illustration of Atorella vanhoffeni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: |
Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Genus: |
Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Species | |
5 species (see text) |
Atorella is a genus of crown jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Atorellidae and includes five species. [1] Members of this family are known from the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of Panama. [2]
Members of this genus are characterised by having exactly six tentacles and six rhopalia, twelve marginal lappets and twelve pedalia. The bell ranges from 5 to 17 mm (0.20 to 0.67 in) in diameter. The bell is colourless and transparent and the four orange gonads can be seen inside. The mouth has four lips. [2]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:- [3]