Atolla vanhoeffeni

Atolla vanhoeffeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atollidae
Genus: Atolla
Species:
A. vanhoeffeni
Binomial name
Atolla vanhoeffeni
Russell, 1957

Atolla vanhoeffeni is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae.

Etymology

The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll. The specific epithet was given in honor of Ernst Vanhöffen.

References

  1. ↑ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Atolla vanhoeffeni Russell, 1957. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
  2. ↑ Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488
  3. ↑ Russell, F.S. (1957). On a new species of scyphomedusa, Atolla vanhöffeni n.sp. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 36: 275-279.