Atorella
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| Atorella | |
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| File:Medusae of world-vol03 fig363 Atorella vanhoffeni.jpg | |
| An illustration of Atorella vanhoffeni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 |
| Genus: | Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 |
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5 species (see text) | |
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]
Characteristics
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-[3]
- Atorella arcturi Bigelow, 1928
- Atorella japonica Kawaguti & Matsuno, 1981
- Atorella octogonos Mills, Larson & Young, 1987
- Atorella sibogae Leloup, 1937
- Atorella subglobosa Vanhöffen, 1902
- Atorella vanhoeffeni Bigelow, 1909
References
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