| Nausithoe picta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Nausithoidae |
| Genus: | Nausithoe |
| Species: | N. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Nausithoe picta Agassiz & Mayer, 1902 | |
Nausithoe picta is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Nausithoidae. It is found in the south Pacific Ocean.
Description
Nausithoe picta has a flat bell that's around 17 millimetres (0.67 in) in diameter, and is a translucent, milky color. It has eight tentacles that are about the length of the radius of the bell. It has eight rhopalia that alternate with the tentacles, and 16 marginal lappets. The rhopalia each have an ocellus and an otolith. The ocelli are a brown color. The mouth is a cross-shaped slit with four short lips. Four groups of gastric filaments alternate in position with the lips, each containing around a dozen filaments. The cores of the filaments are a dark blue. It has eight gonads that are a rich brown color.
References
- Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Nausithoe picta Agassiz & Mayer, 1902. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
- Agassiz, A., & Mayer, A. G. 1902. Medusae. Report of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. U.S. Fish Comm. St. Albatross, 1899-1900. III. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 26: 136-176, pls 131-114. Accessed 2023-06-06.
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| Nausithoe picta | |
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