Halitrephes Explained
Halitrephes maasi, commonly known as the firework jellyfish, is a species of deep-sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae. Sightings have been reported at depths of 4000to near the Revillagigedo Archipelago off the Baja California Peninsula.[1]
Although not much is known regarding this species, H. maasi has been observed in both temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic, Mediterranean,[2] and eastern Pacific.[3] This hydromedusa is typically bathypelagic, most commonly found in oxygen-minimal zones and deep waters.[4]
Like all cnidarians, H. maasi is a diploblastic acoelomate metazoan. It has only one opening that functions as both its mouth and its anus. [5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halitrephes maasi Bigelow, 1909. www.marinespecies.org. 2018-01-25.
- Gili. J. M.. Bouillon. J.. Pages. F.. Palanques. A.. Puig. P.. Heussner. S.. 1998-06-30. Hidromedusas profundas del Mediterráneo: Un estudio que incluye la descripción de dos nuevas especies recolectadas en cañones submarinos del Mediterráneo Occidental. Scientia Marina. 62. 1–2. 10.3989/scimar.1998.62n1-2113. 1886-8134. free. 10261/23360. free.
- Corrales-Ugalde. Marco. Quesada. Andrés J.. Naranjo-Elizondo. Beatriz. Cortés. Jorge. September 2018. New records of gelatinous zooplankton from an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98. 6. 1219–1226. 10.1017/S0025315417000558. 91093507 . 0025-3154.
- Hoving. P. N.. Hauss. H.. Christiansen. S.. Kiko. R.. Robison. B. H.. Silva. P.. Körtzinger. A.. 2020. In situ observations show vertical community structure of pelagic fauna in the eastern tropical North Atlantic off Cape Verde. Scientific Reports. 10. 1. 21798 . 10.1038/s41598-020-78255-9. 33311534 . 7733502 . 2020NatSR..1021798H .
- Gasca. Rebeca. Loman-Ramos. Lucio. 2014. Biodiversidad de Medusozoa (Cubozoa, Scyphozoa e Hydrozoa) en México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 85, Supp. 1. 154–163. 10.7550/rmb.32513. free.
