Nausithoe rubra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: | Nausithoidae |
Genus: | Nausithoe |
Species: | N. rubra |
Binomial name | |
Nausithoe rubra Vanhöffen, 1902 |
Nausithoe rubra is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Nausithoidae. [1] [2] Adult medusa are believed to grow up to ~15 millimeters in size, and the species may be distributed worldwide. Species is confirmed to be in the East Atlantic, but may also reside in other oceans. [3]