Deepstaria

Deepstaria is a genus of jellyfish known for their thin, sheet-like bodies. The genus is named after the Deep Star 4000, which collected the holotype of the type species, D. enigmatica.[1]

Deepstaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Ulmaridae
Genus: Deepstaria
Russell, 1967[1]
Type species
Deepstaria enigmatica
Russell, 1967
Species

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Description

Characteristic features of this genus include: a large, thin umbrella, lack of tentacles, and long oral arms.[2]

Species list

As of 2017, WoRMS recognizes two species within the genus:[3]

References

  1. Russell, F. S. (1967). "On a Remarkable New Scyphomedusan". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 47 (3): 469–473. doi:10.1017/S0025315400035098.
  2. Larson, R. J.; Madin, L. P.; Harbison, G. R. (1988). "In Situ Observations of Deepwater Medusae in the Genus Deepstaria, with a Description of D. Reticulum, Sp. Nov". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 68 (4): 689–699. doi:10.1017/S0025315400028800.
  3. Cornelius, P. (2013). "Deepstaria Russell, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 September 2017.


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