Netrostoma dumokuroa

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Netrostoma dumokuroa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Netrostoma
Species:
N. dumokuroa
Binomial name
Netrostoma dumokuroa
Agassiz & Mayer, 1899
Synonyms
  • Cephea dumokuroaAgassiz & Mayer, 1899

Netrostoma dumokuroa is a species of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. [1] It has been found in the South Pacific Ocean surrounding Fiji.

Etymology

The specific epithet, dumokuroa, is derived from the native Fijian name for the species, dumokuro. [2]

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References

  1. Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Netrostoma dumokuroa (Agassiz & Mayer, 1899). Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-05-29.
  2. Agassiz, A. and Mayer, A. G. 1899. Acalephs from the Fiji Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 32: 172-173, pls 11, 12, figs 36-39.