| 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]