Aglantha digitale

Aglantha digitale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Rhopalonematidae
Genus: Aglantha
Species:
A. digitale
Binomial name
Aglantha digitale
Synonyms[1]
  • Aglantha conica Hargitt, 1902
  • Circe camtschatica Brandt, 1835
  • Circe impatiens A. Agassiz, 1862
  • Circe rosea Forbes, 1848
  • Medusa digitale O. F. Müller, 1776
  • Trachyneme digitale (O. F. Müller, 1776)
  • Turris borealis Lesson, 1843

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.

  1. ^ a b Schuchert, Peter (2018). "Aglantha digitale (O. F. Müller, 1776)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 August 2018.