Alatina grandis
Alatina grandis is the largest known species in the genus Alatina, with specimens reaching up to 230 mm in bell height. The species was described from material collected near Fakarava and Anaa Island in the Tuamotu Archipelago.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Carybdeida |
| Family: | Alatinidae |
| Genus: | Alatina |
| Species: | A. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alatina grandis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Charybdea grandis Agassiz & Mayer, 1902[1] | |
Alatina grandis is a species of box jellyfish in the genus Alatina. It has been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of islands in French Polynesia.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Agassiz, Alexander; Mayer, Alfred G. (1902). Medusæ. Biodiversity Heritage Library. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41325.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Straehler-Pohl, Ilka; Gul, Shahnawaz (2017). "Rediscovery and description of the cubomedusa Alatina grandis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Alatinidae) from Pakistani waters". Plankton and Benthos Research. 12: 1–14. doi:10.3800/pbr.12.1.
- ^ Bentlage, Bastian (2010-12-06). "Carybdea alata auct. (Cubozoa): rediscovery of the Alatina grandis type". Zootaxa. 2713 (1): 52–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2713.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.