Deepstaria reticulum explained
Deepstaria reticulum, is a jellyfish of the family Ulmaridae. It was described by Larson, Madin, and Harbison in 1988. This was the second described Deepstaria species, the first having been Deepstaria enigmatica (Russell, 1967).
Description
Deepstaria reticulum has a wide, fan-like bell that is often a deep purple color, under the bell there is a small cluster of tentacles, loaded with stinging, venomous barbs like any other jellyfish. At the largest, they get about 0.7 meters long. Unlike D. enigmatica, the bell of D. reticulum is spread wide, like a thin, translucent bed sheet. The digestive tract consists of a highly branched network of canal systems spread over the entire length of the body.[1]
Further reading
- Larson . R. J. . Madin . L. P. . Harbison . G. R. . In Situ Observations of Deepwater Medusae in the Genus Deepstaria, with a Description of D. Reticulum, Sp. Nov. . Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom . 11 May 2009 . 68 . 4 . 689–699 . 10.1017/S0025315400028800 . 85058358 .
References
- Gruber . David F. . Phillips . Brennan T. . Marsh . Leigh . Sparks . John S. . May 2018 . In situ Observations of the Meso-Bathypelagic Scyphozoan, Deepstaria enigmatica (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae) . American Museum Novitates . 3900 . 1–14 . 10.1206/3900.1 . 90252478 . 0003-0082 . 2023-10-27 . American Museum of Natural History Research Library.
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