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Desmonema glaciale

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Desmonema glaciale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Cyaneidae
Genus: Desmonema
Species:
D. glaciale
Binomial name
Desmonema glaciale
Larson, 1986

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

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  1. ^ WoRMS. "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. ^ "Desmonema glaciale Larson, 1986". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  3. ^ 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.