Desmonema scoresbyanna

Desmonema scoresbyanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Cyaneidae
Genus:	Desmonema
Species:	D. scoresbyanna
Binomial name
Desmonema scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008 [1]

Desmonema scoresbyanna is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. ^{[2] [3]} It occurs on the coast of southern Australia (South Australia and New South Wales). ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Description

Its 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. ^{[1] [4]}

Etymology

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. ^{[1] [4]}

References

1. Gershwin, Lisa-Ann; Zeidler, Wolfgang (2008). "Some new and previously unrecorded Scyphomedusae (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) from southern Australian coastal waters". Zootaxa. 1744 (1): 1–18. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1744.1.1.
2. "Desmonema scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
3. "Species Desmonema scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
4. "Desmonema scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 September 2025.