Species Cassiopea maremetens Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
- Cassiopea maremetens Gershwin, L., Zeidler, W. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. Medusae of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3): 47-108 [91-93, fig. 6C–F].
Type data:
Holotype QM QM-G326486 in formalin (coll. D. Potter & G. Cranitch; 24.05.2007; about 20 cm Bell Diameter), Lake Magellan, off Lamerough Canal, Pelican Waters, SW of Caloundra [26°49’42’S, 153°6’48.6’E]
Comment: numerous paratypes also held.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Cassiopea with a broad, shallow, aboral concavity; with about 19 rhopalia; with four square lappets per paramere; with oral arms round in cross section, about 1.5 times as long as bell radius, with 4–6 alternate branches, bifurcated distally; with 1–2 appendages stemming from the central point of the disk, plus one at the base of each pair of oral arms, plus one at distal bifurcation of each oral arm, or lacking; colouration uniform beige to brown to olive green, lacking exumbrellar white blotches or streaks, ocelli not observed.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | MEDUSOZOA Petersen, 1979 | 22-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Lisa Gershwin |
| 31-May-2012 | ADDED |