Species Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
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Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, epipelagic, marine, neritic.
Diagnosis
Umbrella hemispherical, red; 36 to 40 deep incisions, and as many very long tentacles on the margin; 5 branched arms; five mouths; 5 stomachs; 6-7 centimetres.
Diagnosis References
Péron, F. & Lesueur, C.A. 1810. Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 14: 325–366 [366] (Translated from French)
Notes
The species Chrysaora pentastoma clearly was intended to describe a symmetrical deviant; whether this species is identical to the common Chrysaora from the South Australian Gulfs region, or the similar form from the east, is unknown.
Chrysaora pentastoma was long thought to be a junior synonym of C. hysocella, and has been virtually ignored for many years.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |