Atolla vanhoeffeni explained

Atolla vanhoeffeni is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae.^[1]

Etymology

The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.^[2] The specific epithet was given in honor of Ernst Vanhöffen.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Atolla vanhoeffeni Russell, 1957. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
2. Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488
3. Russell, F.S. (1957). On a new species of scyphomedusa, Atolla vanhöffeni n.sp. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 36: 275-279.