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Paraphyllina ransoni

Paraphyllina ransoni is a species of crown jellyfish within the family Paraphyllinidae. It is found distributed in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean near the United States, Canada and Liberia, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea in deep pelagic waters. The bell reaches up to 75 millimeters wide, and is dome shaped with a thick mesoglea. Colorations are colourless with a reddish stomach, although some individuals are brownish red all over.

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Paraphyllina ransoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Paraphyllinidae
Genus: Paraphyllina
Species:
P. ransoni
Binomial name
Paraphyllina ransoni
Russell, 1956

Paraphyllina ransoni is a species of crown jellyfish within the family Paraphyllinidae.1 It is found distributed in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean near the United States, Canada and Liberia, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea in deep pelagic waters.2 The bell reaches up to 75 millimeters wide, and is dome shaped with a thick mesoglea. Colorations are colourless with a reddish stomach, although some individuals are brownish red all over.3

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References

  1. "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Paraphyllina ransoni Russell, 1956". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "Paraphyllina ransoni". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. Martellos, Stefano. "Paraphyllina ransoni, Russel 1956". dryades.units.it. Retrieved 30 December 2022.