Pheretima monotheca
Author
Aspe, Nonillon M.
Author
James, Samuel W.
text
Zoological studies
2017
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35
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5453269
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5453269
Chrysaora chinensis
Linne, 1766
(
Fig. 1f
)
Class:
Scyphozoa
Family:
Pelagiidae (Gegenbaur 1856)
Genus:
Chrysaora
(Linne 1766)
Description
: The exumbrella surface is finely granulated. Their marginal lappets are slightly elongated, with 24-40 tentacles. The size of oral arms is one to three times longer than the exumbrella diameter. The gonads are semi-circular in shape, and it outlines the gastric filaments which are greatly folded (
Kramp 1961
). The diameter of exumbrella ranges from
50-150 mm
.
D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d h a b i t a t
: According to
Morandini and Marques (2010)
, all
Chrysaora
specimens occurring in the Pacific region such as
China
,
Indonesia
and
Philippines
should be assigned to
C. chinensis
. This species seasonally occur in Klang Straits,
Selangor
in relatively low abundance. It is non-edible and considered a nuisance to fishing activity. The species was also commonly found in Teluk Bahang,
Penang
and Muar on the west coast, and Bachok and Pulau Tinggi on the east coast of Peninsular
Malaysia
.