DSG - Atolla vanhoeffeni

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Atolla vanhoeffeni Author: (Russell 1957) MBARI 2013: D482-05 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2017: D925-01 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2006: V2777-01 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2006: V2777-01 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2006: T980-05 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Scyphozoa (class) Coronatae (order) Atollidae (family) Atolla (genus) Atolla vanhoeffeni (species) Description Size: Bell diameter up to 5 cm. General: Twenty relatively short, somewhat stiff tentacles which alternate with 20 rhopalia around the bell margin; Bell has 40 lappets; A single long tentacle, with unknown function, trails behind the jelly; 8 light-colored gonads are large and obvious, surrounding the base of the stomach. Geographic Information Published depth range: 500 - 1000 m Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Wrobel, D. and C. Mills (1998). Pacific coast pelagic invertebrates: a guide to the common gelatinous animals. Sea Challengers & Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA. 101 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Atolla vanhoeffeni ((Russell 1957)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Atolla%20vanhoeffeni. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-19.
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