Sthenonia
Genus of jellyfishes
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Sthenonia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It contains one species making it a monophyletic group, that species is Sthenonia albida.[1] It is located in the northwest pacific near Russia in Pelagic and subtropical marine environments. It's has a overall disk shape that is 30 cm wide. It has a small stomach.[2]
| Sthenonia | |
|---|---|
| Sthenonia albida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Sthenonia |
| Type species | |
| Sthenonia albida Eschscholtz, 1829 | |