| Haliscera bigelowi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Trachymedusae |
| Family: | Halicreatidae |
| Genus: | Haliscera |
| Species: | H. bigelowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliscera bigelowi Kramp, 1947 | |
Haliscera bigelowi is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae.[1]
Description
Umbrella 15–17 mm wide, 9–10 mm high, almost hemispherical, with very thick, hemispherical apex; about 96 marginal tentacles in adults; about 12 marginal tentacles and 3 statocysts in each octant; thickening of marginal cnidocyst tissue less pronounced than in H. conica; gonads broadly oval, about 2/5 as long as radial canals, located slightly nearer manubrium than bell margin.
References
- ↑ "Haliscera bigelowi Kramp, 1947". marinespecies.org.
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