Rhacostoma atlanticum
| Rhacostoma atlanticum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptomedusae |
| Family: | Aequoreidae |
| Genus: | Rhacostoma L. Agassiz, 1850 |
| Species: | Rhacostoma atlanticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1850 | |
Rhacostoma atlanticum is a species of aequoreid hydrozoans. The species has been reported from the Atlantic coastline of the North America, Colombia, West and Central Africa.[1] Polyp stage is unknown.[2]
Morphology
The medusae reach up to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) in diameter with the bell height 3–4 times less than the width.[1] Specimens found in the northern waters tend to be transparent, while those found farther south are tinted pink.[3] The broad stomach gives rise to 80–100 non-branching radial canals.[1] Tentacles are slightly more numerous than radial canals and do possess elongated conical bulbs.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kramp, P. L. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 40: 1–469. P. 210 The full text
- ↑ Bouillon, J., Gravili, C., Pagès, F., Gili, J. M., Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 194: 1– 591, p. 277.
- ↑ Goodwin, G., Bogert, C. M., Gilliard, E., Coates, C. W. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life. Odham Books, 1961, vol. 13, p. 1666.
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