Atolla bairdii is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae. It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Atollidae |
| Genus: | Atolla |
| Species: | A. bairdii
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| Atolla bairdii Fewkes, 1886
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Etymology
editThe genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.[1] The specific epithet was given in honor of Jeff Reynolds, a volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium who guarded a beached whale overnight at Del Monte beach. Even though it's an Atolla, it lacks the long trailing tentacle that most Atolla have.[2]
References
edit- ^ Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488
- ^ Matsumoto, G. I.; Christianson, L. M.; Robison, B. H.; Haddock, S. H. D.; Johnson, S. B. (2022). Atolla reynoldsi sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Atollidae): A New Species of Coronate Scyphozoan Found in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. Animals. 12(6): 742.
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