Desmonema glaciale
| Desmonema glaciale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Cyaneidae |
| Genus: | Desmonema |
| Species: | D. glaciale
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986
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Desmonema glaciale, known as the Antarctic giant jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. The species can only be found in the Southern Ocean near the coast of Antarctica.[1][2] The species Hyperia macrocephala has been found living inside the jellyfish.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ WoRMS. "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Bowman, T. E. (1973). "Pelagic amphipods of the genus Hyperia and closely related genera (Hyperiidea: Hyperiidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (136): 1–76. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.136. hdl:10088/5451.
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