Stephanoscyphistoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Scyphozoa
Order:
Coronatae
Family:
incertae sedis
Genus:
Stephanoscyphistoma

Jarms, 1990
Species
  • Stephanoscyphistoma allmani (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
  • Stephanoscyphistoma bianconis (Thiel, 1936)
  • Stephanoscyphistoma corniformis (Komai, 1936)
Synonyms

Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874

Stephanoscyphistoma is a genus of crown jellyfish.[1] Its taxonomic placement has been disputed, having been placed in Hydrozoa[2] and Scyphozoa, and additionally having contained former members that were discovered to produce medusae belonging to the genera Atorella and Nausithoe.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek stéphanos ("crown"), skúphos ("cup"), and stóma ("mouth"). This was given in reference to the cup-like shape of the species' bodies, and its crown of marginal tentacles.[2]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stephanoscyphistoma contains three species:[1]

  • Stephanoscyphistoma allmani (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
  • Stephanoscyphistoma bianconis (Thiel, 1936)
  • Stephanoscyphistoma corniformis (Komai, 1936)

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Stephanoscyphistoma Jarms, 1990. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
  2. 1 2 Allman, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., &c., Pres. Linn. Soc., III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa, Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series. Zoology, Volume 1, Issue 1, September 1875, Pages 61–67, doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x


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