Atolla chuni

Atolla chuni
Atolla chuni Top 1-2.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atollidae
Genus: Atolla
Species:
A. chuni
Binomial name
Atolla chuni
Vanhöffen, 1902

Atolla chuni is a species of crown jellyfish within the family Atollidae.[1] The species is found distributed in the Southern Ocean and some parts of the southern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean in pelagic environments at depths of up to 5198 meters.[2][3] Individuals have been found with partially digesting remains of large Calanoida copepods, chaetognaths, Hyperiidea amphipods, and krill attached to the gastric cirri. It grows to a length of 7 centimeters.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Atolla chuni Vanhöffen, 1902". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ "Atolla chuni Vanhöffen 1902 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ^ a b "Atolla chuni". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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