Tripedalia maipoensis
Tridedalia maipoensis is a species of box jellyfish in the family Tripedaliidae. The species is only known to live in Hong Kong, China area. T. maipoensis has three pedalia per bell corner and each pedalium has one tentacle. The velarium has forked canals. Tridedalia maipoensis is a morphological sister species to Tripedalia cystophora.[1][2]
| Tripedalia maipoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Carybdeida |
| Family: | Tripedaliidae |
| Genus: | Tripedalia |
| Species: | T. maipoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tripedalia maipoensis Pskhun, 2023 | |
References
- Pskhun (2023-04-19). "Species New to Science: [Cnidaria • 2023] Tripedalia maipoensis • A New Species of Box Jellyfish (Tripedaliidae: Tripedalia) from Hong Kong, China". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- "ZS 2023 Vol. 62-17". zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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