Species Cyanea mjobergi Stiasny, 1921
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
DRAFT RECORD
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- Cyanea mjobergi Stiasny, G. 1921. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia, 1910-13. XXX. Scyphomedusen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 62(2): 1–12, text-figs [3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 486-488 (125-140mm), Cape Jaubert, Western Australia; RMNH 489-490 (65-90mm), Cape Jaubert, Western Australia.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, epipelagic, marine, medusivorous, neritic, planktonic.
Diagnosis
Up to 140 mm wide; rhopaliar and tentacular stomach pouches connected by several broad, transverse anastomoses; peripheral canals without anastomoses; radial muscles reaching halfway into the circular muscle band; horseshoe-shaped insertion of tentacle groups almost as broad as long.
Diagnosis References
Kramp, P.L. 1961. Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 40: 1-469 [334]
Notes
The species was originally described as a variety of Cyanea capillata, but has most frequently been regarded as its own species.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |