Mawia | |
---|---|
Mawia benovici | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Semaeostomeae |
Family: | Pelagiidae |
Genus: |
Mawia Avian, Ramšak, Tirelli, D'Ambra & Malej, 2016 |
Species: | M. benovici
|
Binomial name | |
Mawia benovici (Piraino, Aglieri, Scorrano & Boero, 2014)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Mawia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. It is a monotypic genus with the sole species Mawia benovici. [1] The team who discovered this jellyfish named it benovici after a late colleague, Adam Benovic. [2] [3] Originally belonging to the genus Pelagia, it was later moved into its own genus, which was named after the Arab warrior-queen Mavia. [4] Although described based on specimens from the Adriatic Sea, a part of the Mediterranean, it was speculated that these might be transplants (via ballast water) rather than a part of its natural range. [2] A later study found specimens in Senegal, indicating that its natural range possibly is the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa. [5]
Mawia | |
---|---|
Mawia benovici | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Semaeostomeae |
Family: | Pelagiidae |
Genus: |
Mawia Avian, Ramšak, Tirelli, D'Ambra & Malej, 2016 |
Species: | M. benovici
|
Binomial name | |
Mawia benovici (Piraino, Aglieri, Scorrano & Boero, 2014)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Mawia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. It is a monotypic genus with the sole species Mawia benovici. [1] The team who discovered this jellyfish named it benovici after a late colleague, Adam Benovic. [2] [3] Originally belonging to the genus Pelagia, it was later moved into its own genus, which was named after the Arab warrior-queen Mavia. [4] Although described based on specimens from the Adriatic Sea, a part of the Mediterranean, it was speculated that these might be transplants (via ballast water) rather than a part of its natural range. [2] A later study found specimens in Senegal, indicating that its natural range possibly is the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa. [5]