| Staurostoma falklandica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Laodiceidae |
| Genus: | Staurostoma |
| Species: | S. falklandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Staurostoma falklandica (Browne, 1907) [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Staurostoma falklandica is a species of jellyfish first discovered in 1907 by the Scottish Antarctic Expedition aboard the S.S. Scotia in Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands. [2]
Staurostoma falklandica is very similar to the related White cross jellyfish, with the distinguishing feature being the much more diminutive second set of tentacles. [3] : 236
It has a thin umbrella, measuring 90mm in diameter, with a stomach in four radiating arms across it. The mouth is the same length as the stomach, and its edges are a complicated series of folds. The gonads are along the edge of the stomach in deeper folds. [3] : 235
There are several hundred principle tentacles closely packed round the edge of the bell. In between each pair of tentacles is a much smaller tentacle, similar in shape. Between the smaller and larger tentacles is a cordylus (sensory club). [4] [3] : 236
Staurostoma falklandica is a marine species which inhabits the southern hemisphere near Antarctica. Observations have been made in Chile, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. [2]
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