Craterolophus Explained

Craterolophus is a genus of jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Craterolophidae. Species of this genus are characterized by the absence of primary tentacles^[1] as well as the absence of longitudinal muscles running along the peduncle.^[2]

Notes and References

1. The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. Zootaxa. Daly. Magnolia Press. 2007. 10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.11. etal. 1808/13641. free.
2. Book: The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. 1. Hayward. P. J.. Ryland. J. S.. Oxford University Press. 1991. 978-0198573562.