Crambione cooki is a rare species of jellyfish in the family Catostylidae.[1] After its original discovery and description in 1910 by Alfred Gainsborough Mayer,[2] it was later presumed extinct, until 2013 when it was sighted off the Australian coast in Queensland.[3] Crambione cooki was originally described as having a bell diameter of 11 centimeters and arms approximately 27cm long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Catostylidae |
| Genus: | Crambione |
| Species: | C. cooki
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| Binomial name | |
| Crambione cooki Mayer, 1910
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References
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edit- ^ "Crambione cooki". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington, Carnegie Institution of (1910). Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Vol. 3. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington.
- ^ Diaz, Jesus. "Deadly Cookii monster discovered in Australia". Gizmodo. Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
Further reading
edit- Excitement builds after extraordinary marine discovery – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- A sting in the tail as jellyfish believed extinct turns up 103 YEARS after last sighting – Mirror Online
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