Atolla verrillii is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae. It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.

Atolla verrillii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atollidae
Genus: Atolla
Species:
A. verrillii
Binomial name
Atolla verrillii
Fewkes, 1886

Etymology

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The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488