Craterolophus

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Craterolophus is a genus of jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Craterolophidae.[1] Species of this genus are characterized by the absence of primary tentacles[1] as well as the absence of longitudinal muscles running along the peduncle.[2]

Craterolophus
Illustration of "Craterolophus convolvulus", formerly called "Lucernaria convulvus"
Illustration of Craterolophus convolvulus, formerly called Lucernaria convulvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Staurozoa
Order: Stauromedusae
Suborder: Amyostaurida
Family: Craterolophidae
Uchida, 1929
Genus: Craterolophus
James-Clark, 1863
Species

References

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  1. ^ a b Daly; et al. (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.11. hdl:1808/13641.
  2. ^ Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1991). The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198573562.