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Desmonema glaciale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Cyaneidae
Genus:	Desmonema
Species:	D. glaciale
Binomial name
Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986

Desmonema glaciale, known as the Antarctic giant jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. The species can only be found in the Southern Ocean near the coast of Antarctica. The species Hyperia macrocephala has been found living inside the jellyfish.

References

1. WoRMS. "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
2. "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
3. Bowman, T. E. (1973). "Pelagic amphipods of the genus Hyperia and closely related genera (Hyperiidea: Hyperiidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (136): 1–76. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.136. hdl:10088/5451.

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