Bell stalked jelly
"Lipkea spp" seen at Atlantis Reef, False Bay, Cape Town
Possible Lipkea stephensoni seen at Atlantis Reef, False Bay, Cape Town
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Staurozoa
Order: Stauromedusae
Family: Lipkeidae
Genus: Lipkea
Species:
L. stephensoni
Binomial name
Lipkea stephensoni
Carlgren, 1933[1]

The bell trumpet jelly (Lipkea stephensoni), is a species of stalked jellyfish in the family Lipkeidae.

Description

This small stalked jellyfish grows up to 1 cm across and is pale and transparent. Four distinct opaque white lines run down the bell and into the mouth, which is surrounded by four horseshoe-shaped gonads. The bell has opaque white spots. Several lobes extend from the margin of the bell.

Distribution

This stalked jellyfish has been found in Smitswinkel Bay off Cape Town in less than 10m of water.

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lipkea stephensoni Carlgren, 1933". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 August 2013.


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