The stalked trumpet jelly (Depastromorpha africana), is a species of stalked jellyfish in the family Depastridae. It is the only member of the genus Depastromorpha.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Staurozoa |
| Order: | Stauromedusae |
| Family: | Haliclystidae |
| Genus: | Depastromorpha Carlgren, 1935 |
| Species: | D. africana
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| Depastromorpha africana Carlgren, 1935[1]
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Description
editThis small stalked jellyfish grows up to 2 cm in height and may be pale to reddish in colour. It has a wrinkled body column and multiple stalked tentacles with knobbed ends surrounding the mouth.[2]
Distribution
editThis species has been found only around the South African coast from the Cape Peninsula to Hermanus from the shore to shallow subtidal. It is possibly endemic to this region.
Ecology
editThis stalked jelly is usually found on seaweeds, particularly Caulerpa filiformis.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Depastromorpha africana.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Depastromorpha africana Carlgren, 1935". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
- ^ Day J.H, Field, J.G. & Penrith M.J. 1970. The Benthic Fauna and Fishes of False Bay, South Africa. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr, 34(1):1-108
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