Netrostoma setouchianum

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Netrostoma setouchianum
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Netrostoma setouchianum in the Maldives
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Netrostoma
Species:
N. setouchianum
Binomial name
Netrostoma setouchianum
(Kishinouye, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Microstylus setouchianusKishinouye, 1902

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.

Etymology

The specific epithet, setouchianum, is derived from the species' type locality, the Seto Inland Sea (Setouchi-umi). [2]

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References

  1. Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Netrostoma setouchianum (Kishinouye, 1902). Accessed through: WoRMS on 2023-05-29.
  2. Kishinouye, K. (1902). Some new scyphomedusae of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Tokyo Imperial University. 17: 11-13. Accessed via WoRMS on 2023-05-29.