Atolla russelli

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Atolla russelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atollidae
Genus: Atolla
Species:
A. russelli
Binomial name
Atolla russelli
Repelin, 1962

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

Etymology

The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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