DSG - Ptychogastria polaris

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Ptychogastria polaris Alternate names: benthic jelly Author: Allman, 1878 T1007; 05:52:44:26 Click here for a larger image. D565 HD2; 01:04:38:14 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2013: D565-02 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2006:V 0275 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Hydrozoa (superclass) Trachylinae (subclass) Trachymedusae (order) Ptychogastriidae (family) Ptychogastria (genus) Ptychogastria polaris (species) Description General: This genus may be in need of revision, but for now there is only one globally recgonized species. Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Grange, L.J., C.R. Smith, D.J. Lindsay, B. Bentlage, and M.J. Youngbluth (2017). High Abundance of the Epibenthic Trachymedusa Ptychogastria polaris Allman, 1878 (Hydrozoa, Trachylina) in Subpolar Fjords along the West Antarctic Peninsula. PLoS ONE, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168648 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Ptychogastria polaris (Allman, 1878) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Ptychogastria%20polaris. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.
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