Atolla gigantea is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae.[1] It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.

Atolla gigantea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atollidae
Genus: Atolla
Species:
A. gigantea
Binomial name
Atolla gigantea
Maas, 1897

Etymology

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The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumoto, G.I.; Christianson, L.M.; Robison, B.H.; Haddock, S.H.D.; Johnson, S.B. (2022). "Atolla reynoldsi sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Atollidae): A new species of coronate scyphozoan found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean". Animals. 12 (6): 742. doi:10.3390/ani12060742. PMC 8944796. PMID 35327139.
  2. ^ Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488