Anomalorhiza is a genus of true jellyfish belonging to the family Lychnorhizidae. It is monotypic, containing the single species Anomalorhiza shawi.[1] It has been found in the South China Sea off the coasts of Luzon and Hong Kong.[2]
Anomalorhiza | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Lychnorhizidae |
Genus: | Anomalorhiza Light, 1921[1] |
Species: | A. shawi
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Binomial name | |
Anomalorhiza shawi |
References
edit- ^ a b c Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-05-28.
- ^ Ricca PMC, Cheung HCA (2021) Sighting of the rare jellyfish Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921 in a marine protected area of Hong Kong. Check List 17(2): 701-707. doi:10.15560/17.2.701.