Biology:Paraphyllina ransoni

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Short description: Species of jellyfish

Paraphyllina ransoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Paraphyllinidae
Genus: Paraphyllina
Species:
P. ransoni
Binomial name
Paraphyllina ransoni
Russell, 1956

Paraphyllina ransoni is a species of crown jellyfish within the family Paraphyllinidae.[1] It is found distributed in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean near the United States, Canada and Liberia, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea in deep pelagic waters.[2] The bell reaches up to 75 millimeters wide, and is dome shaped with a thick mesoglea. Colorations are colourless with a reddish stomach, although some individuals are brownish red all over.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2249587 entry