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Stomolophus fritillarius Haeckel 1880

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Stomolophus fritillarius

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Stomolophus fritillarius is a species of true jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae.[1] It is on occasion, collectively with Stomolophus meleagris, referred to as the cannonball jellyfish.[2]

Description

Stomolophus fritillarius can grow to up to 90 mm (3.5 in) wide in bell diameter. Its bell margin is not constricted. It has around 24 velar lappets in each octant of its bell, with grooves of alternating length between each. It has short scapulets, or secondary mouth-folds, which are hidden under its bell.[3]

References

  1. ^ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Stomolophus fritillarius Haeckel, 1880. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ Gómez-Salinas, L.C.; López-Martínez, J.; Morandini, A.C. The Young Stages of the Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus sp. 2) from the Central Gulf of California (Mexico). Diversity 2021, 13, 229. doi:10.3390/d13060229
  3. ^ Kramp, P. L. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U. K. 40: 1-469.
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Stomolophus fritillarius: Brief Summary

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Stomolophus fritillarius is a species of true jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. It is on occasion, collectively with Stomolophus meleagris, referred to as the cannonball jellyfish.

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