Santjordia

Santjordia pagesi
Santjordia pagesi holotype
Observation and capture of the Santjordia pagesi holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Ulmaridae
Genus:	Santjordia Lindsay et al., 2023
Species:	S. pagesi
Binomial name
Santjordia pagesi Lindsay et al., 2023

Santjordia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Santjordia pagesi discovered in the waters of Smith Island in Japan. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Etymology

Santjordia is named after the Catalan term for Saint George's Cross whose shape and color resemble that of the stomach base of Santjordia pagesi. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Lateral view
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  Aboral view
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  Close-up
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  Oral arms

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Santjordia pagesi Lindsay, Grossmann, Montenegro & Morandini, 2023". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
2. Julião, André. "Researchers describe a novel species of jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan". Phys.org. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
3. Lindsay, Dhugal John; Grossmann, Mary Matilda; Montenegro, Javier; Morandini, André Carrara (20 November 2023). "A new subfamily of ulmarid scyphomedusae, the Santjordiinae, with a description of Santjordia pagesi gen. et sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Discomedusae: Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae) from the Sumisu Caldera, Ogasawara Islands, Japan". Zootaxa. 5374 (4): 533–551. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.5.