Atorella Explained

Atorella is a genus of crown jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Atorellidae and includes five species.^[1] Members of this family are known from the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of Panama.

Characteristics

Members of this genus are characterised by having exactly six tentacles and six rhopalia, twelve marginal lappets and twelve pedalia. The bell ranges from 5to in diameter. The bell is colourless and transparent and the four orange gonads can be seen inside. The mouth has four lips.^[2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-^[3]

• Atorella arcturi Bigelow, 1928
• Atorella japonica Kawaguti & Matsuno, 1981
• Atorella octogonos Mills, Larson & Young, 1987
• Atorella sibogae Leloup, 1937
• Atorella subglobosa Vanhöffen, 1902
• Atorella vanhoeffeni Bigelow, 1909

Notes and References

1. Collins, Allen G. . 2018 . Atorellidae Vanhöffen, 1902 . 135230 . 20 June 2018 .
2. Web site: The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa . Hale, Garron . 1999 . 20 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219193848/http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~ghale/pdf/scyphozoa.pdf . 19 February 2012 . dead .
3. Collins, Allen G. . 2018 . Atorella Vanhöffen, 1902 . 135249 . 20 June 2018 .