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Crossota Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Medusozoa Class: Hydrozoa Subclass: Trachylinae Order: Trachymedusae Family: Rhopalonematidae Genus: Crossota
Vanhoffen, 1902[1]Species - Crossota alba
- Crossota brunnea
- Crossota millsae
- Crossota norvegica
- Crossota rufobrunnea
Crossota is a genus of jellyfish of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus comprises five species. Unlike most hydromedusae, these jellyfish do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton. The genus Crossota is widespread throughout the oceans.
Species
- Crossota alba
- Crossota brunnea
- Crossota millsae
- Crossota norvegica
- Crossota rufobrunnea
References
- ^ Thuesen, Erik V. (2003). "Crossota millsae (Cnidaria: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae), a new species of viviparous hydromedusa from the deep sea off California and Hawaii". Zootaxa 309: 1–12.
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