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 edit
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 edit
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stephanoscyphistoma contains three species:[1]
- Stephanoscyphistoma allmani (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
- Stephanoscyphistoma bianconis (Thiel, 1936)
- Stephanoscyphistoma corniformis (Komai, 1936)
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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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