Benthocodon
Benthocodon is a monotypic genus of hydrozoans of the family Rhopalonematidae.[1] The genus is represented by the species Benthocodon hyalinus.[2] Unlike many hydromedusae, these jellyfish do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton. The genus Benthocodon can be found near the sea floor in the Pacific Ocean from Antarctica to California[3] to the Arctic Ocean.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Trachymedusae |
| Family: | Rhopalonematidae |
| Genus: | Benthocodon Larson & Harbison, 1990 |
| Species: | B. hyalinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthocodon hyalinus Larson & Harbison, 1990 | |
References
- Larson, R. J. and Harbison, G. R. (1990). Medusae from McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, Leuckartiara brownei and Benthocodon hyalinus. Polar Biology 11: 19-25.
- Benthocodon hyalinus Larson & Harbison, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2011-12-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.arcodiv.org/watercolumn/cnidarian/Benthocodon_hyalinus.html
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