Desmonema scoresbyanna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Semaeostomeae |
Family: | Cyaneidae |
Genus: | Desmonema |
Species: | D. scoresbyanna |
Binomial name | |
Desmonema scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008 | |
Desmonema scoresbyanna is a species of jellyfish in the genus Desmonema [1] that lives on the coast of western Australia. It's bell is flat but slightly thicker at the center. Tentacles cluster in groups of 12-16 but typically 15. The species differs from other species with its canals of lappets being unbranched and present only in tentacular lappets. [2]
It was named in honor of Dr. Scoresby A. Shepherd for inspiring many marine biologist and natural historians. He also caught many specimens of Australian species of medusae including this species. [2]