Netrostoma setouchianum | |
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Netrostoma setouchianum in the Maldives | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Cepheidae |
Genus: | Netrostoma |
Species: | N. setouchianum |
Binomial name | |
Netrostoma setouchianum (Kishinouye, 1902) | |
Synonyms | |
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Netrostoma setouchianum is a species of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. [1] It has been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, China and Vietnam.
The specific epithet, setouchianum, is derived from the species' type locality, the Seto Inland Sea (Setouchi-umi). [2]
The Clionidae are a family of sea angels, which are a group of pelagic marine gastropods.
Rhopilema is a genus of jellyfish.
Tegula is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae.
Batillaria is a genus of small salt marsh or mudflat snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Batillariidae, the horn snails.
The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and do not resemble the average snail shell, hence the common name "worm shells" or "worm snails".
Cassiopea andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the upside-down jellyfish. It usually lives in intertidal sand or mudflats, shallow lagoons, and around mangroves. This jellyfish, often mistaken for a sea anemone, usually keeps its mouth facing upward. Its yellow-brown bell, which has white or pale streaks and spots, pulsates to run water through its arms for respiration and to gather food.
Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
Kamakichi Kishinouye was a Japanese fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo between 1908 and 1928. Kishinouye died in Chengtu of a sudden illness while on a collecting expedition to China.
Calvadosia is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Limnomedusae is an order of hydrozoans.
Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are sometimes called the crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Netrostoma or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.
Haliclystidae is a family of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae.
Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.
Metapenaeus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
Thysanostomatidae is a family of true jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific. The first sighting of Thysanostoma loriferum in Hong Kong; extending its known range from the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago, and Hawaii; was from the Hong Kong Jellyfish Citizen Science project and sightings on iNaturalist.
Cyanea citrea is a species of true jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. It has been found in waters off the coasts of Japan and Russia. The generic name, Cyanea, is derived from the Latin cyaneus, meaning "deep or dark blue in color". The specific epithet, citrea, is derived from the Latin citreus, meaning "citrus", likely in reference to the species' orange color.
Cyanea purpurea is a species of true jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. It has been found off the coasts of Sakhalin and China. The generic name, Cyanea, is derived from the Latin cyaneus, meaning "deep or dark blue in color". The specific epithet, purpurea, is derived from the Latin purpureus, meaning "purple", in reference to its violet color.