Atolla bairdii
Atolla bairdii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: | Atollidae |
Genus: | Atolla |
Species: | A. bairdii |
Binomial name | |
Atolla bairdii Fewkes, 1886 |
Atolla bairdii is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae. It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.[1] The specific epithet was given in honor of Jeff Reynolds, a volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium who guarded a beached whale overnight at Del Monte beach. Even though it's an Atolla, it lacks the long trailing tentacle that most Atolla have.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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.