Kingdom Animalia Genus Crossota Phylum Cnidaria Rank Species Subclass Trachylinae | Family Rhopalonematidae Scientific name Crossota millsae Higher classification Crossota Order Trachymedusae | |
Similar Crossota, Crossota norvegica, Rhopalonematidae, Trachymedusae, Cydippida | ||
Crossota millsae is a species of deep-sea jellyfish. Males and females have both been described, and it reproduces sexually. They are viviparous and females brood baby medusae attached to the gastric canals inside the sub-umbrellar space.
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Distribution
Crossota millsae was first described from the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and California. It was subsequently found in the Arctic Ocean and in Guayanilla Canyon off Puerto Rico. It lives below 1 km depth in all four regions. Its highest abundance is found at 2500 m off California and 1250 m off Hawaii. In the Arctic Ocean, it has been observed sitting on the seafloor.
Etymology
It was named after Dr. Claudia Mills, a marine scientist at the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
References
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