Brandt, 1834

Umbrella 100-200 mm wide, flatter than hemispherical; numerous hollow tentacles (up to several thousand), approximately alternating with cordyli and each with adaxial ocelli.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Subphylum Medusozoa
Superclass Hydrozoa
Class Hydroidomedusae
Subclass Leptomedusae
Order Conica
Family Laodiceidae
Genus Staurophora
Species Staurophora mertensii

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1834

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