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- Title
Meteorona kishinouyei, a new family, genus and species (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Chirodropida) from Japanese Waters.
- Authors
Sho Toshino; Hiroshi Miyake; Haruka Shibata
- Abstract
A new family, genus and species of cubozoan box jellyfish belonging to the order Chirodropida is reported from the eastern Japan. Meteorona kishinouyei gen. et sp. n. possesses the following unique morphological characters with respect to other known species in the Chirodropida: having one tentacle per scalpel-like unbranched pedalium and slightly raised unbranched gastric saccules. A comparative table of the primary diagnostic characters of genus and order in the Chirodropida is given. The order Chirodropida is redefined. The family Chiropsellidae is established. Discussion is provided on the implications for these findings on our current understanding of Cubozoan systematics.
- Subjects
CUBOMEDUSAE; ANIMAL morphology; ANIMAL species; TENTACLES (Animal anatomy); JELLYFISHES
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2015, Issue 503, p1
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.503.9047