Biology:Deepstaria
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Short description: Genus of jellyfishes
| Deepstaria | |
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| A large Deepstaria jellyfish | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Deepstaria Russell, 1967[1] |
| Type species | |
| Deepstaria enigmatica Russell, 1967
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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]
Description
Characteristic features of this genus include: a large, thin umbrella, lack of tentacles, and long oral arms.[2] Due to lack of tentacles and large size, Deepstaria captures prey by encapsulating the prey with its whole body.[3]
Species list
(As of 2017), WoRMS recognizes two species within the genus:[4]
- Deepstaria enigmatica Russell, 1967[1]
- Deepstaria reticulum Larson, Madin & Harbison, 1988[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Gruber, David F.; Phillips, Brennan T.; Marsh, Leigh; Sparks, John S. (May 2018). "In situ Observations of the Meso-Bathypelagic Scyphozoan, Deepstaria enigmatica (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae)". American Museum Novitates (3900): 1–14. doi:10.1206/3900.1. ISSN 0003-0082. https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2018/issue-3900/3900.1/In-situ-Observations-of-the-Meso-Bathypelagic-Scyphozoan-Deepstaria-enigmatica/10.1206/3900.1.full.
- ↑ Cornelius, P. (2013). "Deepstaria Russell, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135264.
External links
- Video of Deepstaria from an EV Nautilus expedition.
Wikidata ☰ Q3377559 entry
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