Crossota millsae
| Crossota millsae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Subclass: | Trachylinae |
| Order: | Trachymedusae |
| Family: | Rhopalonematidae |
| Genus: | Crossota |
| Species: | C. millsae |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossota millsae Thuesen, 2003 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Crossota millsaeare (lapsus) | |
Crossota millsae is a species of deep-sea jellyfish.[1] Males and females have both been described, and it reproduces sexually. They are viviparous and females brood baby medusae attached to the gastric canals inside the sub-umbrellar space.
Distribution
Crossota millsae was first described from the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and California.[1] It was subsequently found in the Arctic Ocean[2][3] and in Guayanilla Canyon off Puerto Rico.[4] It lives below 1 km depth in all four regions. Its highest abundance is found at 2500 m off California and 1250 m off Hawaii. In the Arctic Ocean, it has been observed sitting on the seafloor.[5]
Etymology
It was named after Dr. Claudia Mills, a marine scientist at the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
References
- 1 2 Thuesen, E.V., 2003. Crossota millsae (Cnidaria: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae), a new species of viviparous hydromedusa from the deep sea off California and Hawaii. Zootaxa, 309: 1-12 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00309.pdf
- ↑ http://www.mpcfaculty.net/kevin_raskoff/arctic.htm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8231000/8231553.stm
- ↑ http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1502/dailyupdates/media/ex1502-0416-jelly.html
- ↑ Raskoff, K.A., R.R. Hopcroft, K.N. Kosobokova, J.E. Purcell, & M. Youngbluth, 2009. Jellies under ice: ROV observations from the Arctic 2005 hidden ocean expedition, Deep-Sea Research Part II
External links
- A widely reproduced photograph of C. millsae from the Arctic Ocean.
- An in situ photograph taken near the Davidson Seamount off California.
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