Craterolophus

Craterolophus is a genus of jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Craterolophidae.[1] Species of this genus are characterized by the absence of primary tentacles[1] as well as the absence of longitudinal muscles running along the peduncle.[2]

Craterolophus
Illustration of Craterolophus convolvulus, formerly called Lucernaria convulvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Staurozoa
Order: Stauromedusae
Suborder: Amyostaurida
Family: Craterolophidae
Uchida, 1929
Genus: Craterolophus
James-Clark, 1863
Species
  • Craterolophus convolvulus Johnston, 1835
  • Craterolophus macrocystis von Lendenfeld, 1884

References
  1. Daly; et al. (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press.
  2. Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1991). The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. 1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198573562.


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