Crossota alba

Crossota alba is a species of hydrozoan in the family Rhopalonematidae.[1]. this species does not have sessile stage as other hydromedusae. Crossota is spread all over the ocean and lives their life in water as plankton. Crossota alba are commonly distributed in the west coast waters of India.[2]

Crossota alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Rhopalonematidae
Genus: Crossota
Species:
C. alba
Binomial name
Crossota alba
Bigelow, 1913


References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crossota alba Bigelow, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. Santhakumari, V., and V. Nair. Distribution of Hydromedusae from the exclusive economic zone of the west and east coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 28:150-157


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