Image Key > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidomedusae > Anthomedusae > Turritopsis sp.
Turritopsis sp. McCrady 1859 Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidaria |
| Superclass |
Hydrozoa |
| Class |
Hyrdoidomedusae |
| Subclass |
Hydrozoa |
| Order |
Filifera |
| Suborder |
Margelina |
| Family |
Clavidae |
| Genus |
Turritopsis |
Distinguishing characteristics
- Distinctive deep bell and a dense border of tentacles.
Distribution
- Worldwide distribution, having been found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
- Although specimens collected worldwide have been placed in the species T. nutricola, there is a suggestion that the Pacific specimens belong to a different species.
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