Nausithoe albatrossi

Nausithoe albatrossi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Coronatae
Family:	Nausithoidae
Genus:	Nausithoe
Species:	N. albatrossi
Binomial name
Nausithoe albatrossi (Maas, 1897)
Synonyms
Nauphanta albatrossi Maas, 1897

Nausithoe albatrossi is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Nausithoidae. ^[1] It was first described in 1897 as Nauphanta albatrossi by Otto Maas. ^{[1] [2]}

It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The specific epithet was given to commemorate the USS Albatross; the type specimens were found on an exploratory expeditiom by the ship. ^[2]

Description

Nausithroe albatrossi is around 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) in width and 35 millimetres (1.4 in) in height. It has a smooth central disk and a short stomach. Its gonads are long, oval, and bladder-like. Its rows of gastric filaments are composed of four clusters containing five filaments each. ^[3]

References

1. Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Nausithoe albatrossi (Maas, 1897). Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
2. Otto Maas (September 1897). "Die medusen". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (in German). 23 (1): 1–94. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.39397. ISSN   1067-8611. OCLC   30489714. Wikidata   Q51502895.
3. Kramp, P.L., 1961. Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the marine biological Association of the United Kingdom, 40, pp.7-382. Accessed 2023-06-06.