Atorella
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]
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An illustration of Atorella vanhoffeni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: | Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Genus: | Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Species | |
5 species (see text) |
Characteristics
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]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-[3]
- Atorella arcturi Bigelow, 1928
- Atorella japonica Kawaguti & Matsuno, 1981
- Atorella octogonus Mills, Larson & Young, 1987
- Atorella subglobosa Vanhöffen, 1902
- Atorella vanhoeffeni Bigelow, 1909
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References
- Collins, Allen G. (2018). "Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Hale, Garron (1999). "The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Collins, Allen G. (2018). "Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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