Atorella arcturi is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Atorellidae.[1]

Atorella arcturi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Atorellidae
Genus: Atorella
Species:
A. arcturi
Binomial name
Atorella arcturi
Bigelow, 1928

Etymology

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It was named in honor of the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition, on which the type specimen was found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Atorella arcturi Bigelow, 1928. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
  2. ^ Bigelow, H.B. (1928). Scyphomedusae from the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition. Zoologica 8: 502-505.