Crossota
Crossota is a genus of hydrozoans of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus comprises five species. Unlike most hydromedusae, these do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton. The genus Crossota is widespread throughout the oceans.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Trachymedusae |
| Family: | Rhopalonematidae |
| Genus: | Crossota Vanhoffen, 1902[1] |
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Species
- Crossota alba
- Crossota brunnea
- Crossota millsae
- Crossota norvegica
- Crossota rufobrunnea
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References
- Thuesen, Erik V. (2003). "Crossota millsae (Cnidaria: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae), a new species of viviparous hydromedusa from the deep sea off California and Hawaii". Zootaxa. 309: 1–12. http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.309.1.1/7628.
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