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词条 Atorella
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  1. Characteristics

  2. Species

  3. References

{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Medusae of world-vol03 fig363 Atorella vanhoffeni.jpg
| image_caption = An illustration of Atorella vanhoffeni
| parent_authority = Vanhöffen, 1902
| taxon = Atorella
| authority = Vanhöffen, 1902
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 5 species (see text)
}}Atorella is a genus of crown jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Atorellidae and includes five species.[1] Members of this family are known from the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of Panama.[2]

Characteristics

Members of this genus are characterised by having exactly six tentacles and six rhopalia, twelve marginal lappets and twelve pedalia. The bell ranges from {{convert|5|to|17|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} in diameter. The bell is colourless and transparent and the four orange gonads can be seen inside. The mouth has four lips.[2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-[3]

  • Atorella arcturi Bigelow, 1928
  • Atorella japonica Kawaguti & Matsuno, 1981
  • Atorella octogonus Mills, Larson & Young, 1987
  • Atorella subglobosa Vanhöffen, 1902
  • Atorella vanhoeffeni Bigelow, 1909

References

1. ^{{cite WoRMS |author=Collins, Allen G. |year=2018 |title=Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 |id=135230 |accessdate=20 June 2018 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~ghale/pdf/scyphozoa.pdf |title=The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa |author=Hale, Garron |year=1999 |accessdate=20 June 2018}}
3. ^{{cite WoRMS |author=Collins, Allen G. |year=2018 |title=Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 |id=135249 |accessdate=20 June 2018 }}
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2 : Coronatae|Cnidarian genera

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