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]

Atorella
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
  1. Collins, Allen G. (2018). "Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Collins, Allen G. (2018). "Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.


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