Drymonema
Sign in to saveDrymonema is a genus of true jellyfish, placed in its own family, the Drymonematidae. There are three species: Drymonema dalmatinum, Drymonema gorgo, and Drymonema larsoni, which are found in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderSemaeostomeae
- FamilyDrymonematidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Drymonematidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, NHMUK, FWRI
- Recorded in
- Argentina, United States, South Africa, Brazil, Mozambique
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Species
- ''Drymonema larsoni'' "Pink Meanie"
- ''Drymonema dalmatinum'' "Stinging cauliflower"
- ''Drymonema gorgo''
- Morphology
- Reproduction
- Feeding
- References
- External links
Drymonema is a genus of true jellyfish, placed in its own family, the Drymonematidae. There are three species: Drymonema dalmatinum, Drymonema gorgo, and Drymonema larsoni, which are found in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
== Classification == Drymonema was described as a distinct family based on DNA evidence and morphological analysis, in 2011. The first species described, D. larsoni, was named after the scientist Ronald G. Larson who pioneered work on the species in the 1980s. The new family Drymonematidae was the first new addition of true jellyfish (scyphozoans) described since 1921.
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