| Desmonema glaciale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Cyaneidae |
| Genus: | Desmonema |
| Species: | D. glaciale |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986 | |
Desmonema glaciale, known as the Antarctic giant jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. The species can only be found in the Southern Ocean near the coast of Antarctica. [1] [2] The species Hyperia macrocephala has been found living inside the jellyfish. [3]
