Lucernaria quadricornis

Lucernaria quadricornis is a species of stalked jellyfish in the family Lucernariidae.[1]

Lucernaria quadricornis
Lucernaria quadricornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Staurozoa
Order: Stauromedusae
Family: Lucernariidae
Genus: Lucernaria
Species:
L. quadricornis
Binomial name
Lucernaria quadricornis
O. F. Müller, 1776

Habitat

It is usually found in the subtidal zone, attached to algae or rocks, but it has been registered as deep as 550 meters.

Distribution

This species is registered in the Arctic and the North Atlantic and North Pacific Ocean. It is known from the north and west coast of Norway, but not the British Isles.

References

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