Aglantha digitale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Trachymedusae |
Family: | Rhopalonematidae |
Genus: | Aglantha |
Species: | A. digitale
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Binomial name | |
Aglantha digitale (O. F. Müller, 1776)[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Aglantha digitale is a species of hydrozoan in the family Rhopalonematidae. It is found in the Arctic and sub-Arctic where it is one of the most common jellyfish. It is unusual in having both a slow swimming action, through pulsating its bell, and a rapid escape response.