Aequorea vitrina
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Aequoreidae |
| Genus: | Aequorea |
| Species: | A. vitrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Aequorea vitrina Gosse, 1853
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Aequorea vitrina, commonly called the crystal jellyfish, crystal jelly, lampshade or disk jellyfish,[2] is a species of hydrozoan in the family Aequoreidae.[3][4]
The specific name vitrina means "glassy", due to its transparent appearance; it should not be confused with Aequorea victoria, which is also sometimes called the crystal jelly.
Description[edit]
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Aequorea vitrina in its medusa (adult) stage has a diameter of 10–17 cm (3.9–6.7 in); thick in the centre, gradually thinning towards margin. Its stomach is about half the width of the disc. It has 60–100 radial canals, its gonads extend along almost their entire length. It has 200+ tentacles, of 50 cm (1.6 ft) or more,[2] and 1 or 2 statocysts between radial canals.[5]
Distribution[edit]
Aequorea vitrina is found in the neritic zone in waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland and in the North Sea.[6][7][8] In 2017 it was recorded in the Sea of Marmara as an invasive species.[9][10]
Behaviour[edit]
Feeds on brine shrimp (Artemia salina) and rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis). It is bioluminescent due to aequorin and green fluorescent protein.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aequorea vitrina Gosse, 1853". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b c Santhanam, Ramasamy (January 31, 2020). Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer Nature. ISBN 9789811516030 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Aequorea vitrina Gosse, 1853 - A Crystal jelly (Hydrozoa images)". www.aphotomarine.com.
- ^ Purcell, Jennifer E.; Angel, Dror L. (March 21, 2015). Jellyfish Blooms: New Problems and Solutions. Springer. ISBN 9789048195411 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Aequorea vitrina". species-identification.org.
- ^ Castellani, Claudia; Edwards, Martin (September 1, 2017). "Marine Plankton: A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Aequorea vitrina". species-identification.org.
- ^ O’Reilly, M; Semler, P (November 6, 2020). "The crystal jellyfish (Aequorea vitrina) in Loch Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland". The Glasgow Naturalist. 27 (2): 67–69. doi:10.37208/tgn27214. S2CID 219485791.
- ^ Yilmaz, I. Noyan; Isinibilir, Melek; Vardar, Denizhan; Dursun, Fuat (April 3, 2017). "First record of Aequorea vitrina Gosse, 1853 (Hydrozoa) from the Sea of Marmara: a potential invader for the Mediterranean Sea". Zoology in the Middle East. 63 (2): 178–180. doi:10.1080/09397140.2017.1299334. S2CID 90689171 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (July 29, 2021). Non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251347751 – via Google Books.