Stephanoscyphistoma

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Stephanoscyphistoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Scyphozoa
Order:
Coronatae
Family:
incertae sedis
Genus:
Stephanoscyphistoma

Jarms, 1990
Species
Synonyms

StephanoscyphusAllman, 1874

Stephanoscyphistoma is a genus of crown jellyfish. [1] Its taxonomic placement has been disputed, having been placed in Hydrozoa [2] and Scyphozoa, and additionally having contained former members that were discovered to produce medusae belonging to the genera Atorella and Nausithoe .

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Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek stéphanos ("crown"), skúphos ("cup"), and stóma ("mouth"). This was given in reference to the cup-like shape of the species' bodies, and its crown of marginal tentacles. [2]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stephanoscyphistoma contains three species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Stephanoscyphistoma Jarms, 1990. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
  2. 1 2 Allman, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., &c., Pres. Linn. Soc., III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa, Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology, Volume 1, Issue 1, September 1875, Pages 61–67, doi : 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x
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