Nausithoe challengeri is a species of crown jellyfish in the family Nausithoidae.[1][2] Adult medusa are believed to be up to 12 millimeters in diameter, and the specimen has long and thin tentacles.[3]

Nausithoe challengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Nausithoidae
Genus: Nausithoe
Species:
N. challengeri
Binomial name
Nausithoe challengeri
(Haeckel, 1880)
Synonyms

Nauphanta challengeri Haeckel, 1880

References

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  1. ^ "Nausithoe challengeri (Nausithoe challengeri) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ^ "ADW: Nausithoe challengeri: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ "Nausithoe challengeri - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.