Craterolophus is a genus of jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Craterolophidae.[1] Species of this genus are characterized by the absence of primary tentacles[1] as well as the absence of longitudinal muscles running along the peduncle.[2]
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| Illustration of Craterolophus convolvulus, formerly called Lucernaria convulvus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Staurozoa |
| Order: | Stauromedusae |
| Suborder: | Amyostaurida |
| Family: | Craterolophidae Uchida, 1929 |
| Genus: | Craterolophus James-Clark, 1863 |
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References
edit- ^ a b Daly; et al. (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.11. hdl:1808/13641.
- ^ Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1991). The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198573562.
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