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
Acromitus flagellatus
Maas, 1903
(
Fig. 1c
)
Class:
Scyphozoa
Family:
Catostylidae (Gegenbaur 1857)
Genus:
Acromitus
(Light 1914)
Description
: This species has eight long oral arms. The exumbrella is rarely spotless, usually having an uneven distribution of black or dark brown spots. Colour may vary from light red or pink, grey and white or translucent. The distinguishing characteristics of
A. flagellatus
are oral arms as long as or longer than the diameter of the exumbrella, and long distinctive flagellae or “whip-like” terminal clubs. The terminal clubs are usually white. The species has no sting. The average size collected was
100 cm
in diameter.
Distribution and habitat
: The species is found in mangrove areas and estuaries on the west coast of Peninsular
Malaysia
. The geographic distribution of
A
.
flagellatus
includes the Malay Archipelago, Borneo, Java, Indian Ocean,
India
,
Japan
and
Taiwan
(
Kramp 1961
).