| Linantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Linuchidae |
| Genus: | Linantha Haeckel, 18802 |
| Species: | L. lunulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Linantha lunulata | |
Linantha is a genus of crown jellyfish in the family Linuchidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Linantha lunulata which was first described by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1880.1 It is found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the Galápagos Islands.
Description
The medusae of Linantha lunulata can be distinguished from other crown jellyfish medusae by having four inter-radial gonads shaped like horseshoes, and no subumbrella.3
References
References
- van der Land, Jacob (2018). "Linantha lunulata Haeckel, 1880". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- van der Land, Jacob (2018). "Linantha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Hale, Garron (1999). "The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.