DSG - Tiburonia granrojo

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Tiburonia granrojo Alternate names: big red, big ugly, gumdrop Author: G. I. Matsumoto , K. A. Raskoff and D. J. Lindsay, 2003 Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. close up Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. gravid Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Scyphozoa (class) Semaeostomeae (order) Ulmaridae (family) Tiburoniinae (subfamily) Tiburonia (genus) Tiburonia granrojo (species) Description General: No tentacles; dark reddish brown coloration; rough surface texture; four to seven oral arms; 24 - 50+ lappets; thick bell and oral arms. Size: To 75 cm in diameter. Geographic Information Ocean range (global): Found off of Japan, Hawaii, and California. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Matsumoto, G.I., K.A. Raskoff, and D.J. Lindsay (2003). Tiburonia granrojo n. sp., a mesopelagic scyphomedusa from the Pacific Ocean representing the type of a new subfamily (class Scyphozoa: order Semaeostomeae: family Ulmaridae: subfamily Tiburoniinae subfam. nov.). Marine Biology, 143: 73-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1047-2 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Tiburonia granrojo (G. I. Matsumoto , K. A. Raskoff and D. J. Lindsay, 2003) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Tiburonia%20granrojo. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.
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