Csiromedusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Narcomedusae |
Family: |
Csiromedusidae Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010 |
Genus: |
Csiromedusa Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010 |
Species: | C. medeopolis
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Binomial name | |
Csiromedusa medeopolis |
Csiromedusa medeopolis is a species of hydrozoan described in 2010. [2] [3] [4] It was discovered in the estuarine waters of the River Derwent near to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Marine and Atmospheric Research branch in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. [3] C. medeopolis has been described as presenting a new family and genus as well as species. [3] [4] [5]
Its binomial name is derived from "CSIRO jellyfish" and "city of gonads". [3] [4] Unlike most other jellyfish, males and females of C. medeopolis have many gonads located on their dorsal endoderm. These gonads have been described as arranged like "skyscrapers in a downtown business district". [4]
Csiromedusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Narcomedusae |
Family: |
Csiromedusidae Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010 |
Genus: |
Csiromedusa Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010 |
Species: | C. medeopolis
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Binomial name | |
Csiromedusa medeopolis |
Csiromedusa medeopolis is a species of hydrozoan described in 2010. [2] [3] [4] It was discovered in the estuarine waters of the River Derwent near to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Marine and Atmospheric Research branch in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. [3] C. medeopolis has been described as presenting a new family and genus as well as species. [3] [4] [5]
Its binomial name is derived from "CSIRO jellyfish" and "city of gonads". [3] [4] Unlike most other jellyfish, males and females of C. medeopolis have many gonads located on their dorsal endoderm. These gonads have been described as arranged like "skyscrapers in a downtown business district". [4]