Deepstaria
| Deepstaria | |
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| A large Deepstaria jellyfish | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Deepstaria Russell, 1967[1] |
| Type species | |
| Deepstaria enigmatica Russell, 1967 | |
| Species | |
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Deepstaria is a genus of jellyfish known for their thin, sheet-like bodies. The genus is named after the Deep Star 4000, which collected the holotype of the type species, D. enigmatica.[1] This species is commonly found at depths of 600 to 1750 meters deep.
Description
[edit]Characteristic features of this genus include: a large, thin umbrella, lack of tentacles, and long oral arms.[2] Due to lack of tentacles and large size, Deepstaria captures prey by encapsulating the prey with its whole body[3] and digesting through their gastro-vascular canal system,[4] allowing for proper distribution of nutrition, circulation of oxygen, and waste removal.
Species list
[edit]As of 2017[update], WoRMS recognizes two species within the genus:[5]
- Deepstaria enigmatica Russell, 1967[1]
- Deepstaria reticulum Larson, Madin & Harbison, 1988[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Russell, F. S. (1967). "On a Remarkable New Scyphomedusan". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 47 (3): 469–473. Bibcode:1967JMBUK..47..469R. doi:10.1017/S0025315400035098. S2CID 83907751.
- 1 2 Larson, R. J.; Madin, L. P.; Harbison, G. R. (1988). "In Situ Observations of Deepwater Medusae in the Genus Deepstaria, with a Description of D. Reticulum, Sp. Nov". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 68 (4): 689–699. Bibcode:1988JMBUK..68..689L. doi:10.1017/S0025315400028800. S2CID 85058358.
- ↑ Gruber, David F.; Phillips, Brennan T.; Marsh, Leigh; Sparks, John S. (May 2018). "In situ Observations of the Meso-Bathypelagic Scyphozoan, Deepstaria enigmatica (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae)". American Museum Novitates (3900): 1–14. doi:10.1206/3900.1. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 90252478 – via American Museum of Natural History Research Library.
- ↑ Russell, F. S. (October 1967). "On a Remarkable New Scyphomedusan". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 47 (3): 469–473. doi:10.1017/S0025315400035098. ISSN 1469-7769.
- ↑ Cornelius, P. (2013). "Deepstaria Russell, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Video of Deepstaria from an EV Nautilus expedition.
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