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Solmissus
Sign in to saveSolmissus, or dinner plate jellyfish, is a genus of hydrozoans. Its species are unique among cnidarians in that they actively hunt for prey as opposed to passively waiting for plankton to pass by. They are found in the deep waters of Monterey Bay, California. They are most likely to be found in the deep sea, mid water (). They grow to be in diameter. These hydrozoans feed on gelatinous zooplankton, including salps and doliolids, ctenophores, jellyfish, and copepods. However, Solmissus may be limited to feeding on soft-bodied prey by the type of nematocysts on their tentacles (Mills).
Species
カッパクラゲ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderNarcomedusae
- FamilyCuninidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 53
- Family
- Cuninidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, QM
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Australia
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Solmissus, or dinner plate jellyfish, is a genus of hydrozoans. Its species are unique among cnidarians in that they actively hunt for prey as opposed to passively waiting for plankton to pass by. They are found in the deep waters of Monterey Bay, California. They are most likely to be found in the deep sea, mid water (). They grow to be in diameter. These hydrozoans feed on gelatinous zooplankton, including salps and doliolids, ctenophores, jellyfish, and copepods. However, Solmissus may be limited to feeding on soft-bodied prey by the type of nematocysts on their tentacles (Mills).
==Species list== The genus Solmissus contains the following species: Solmissus albescens (Gegenbaur, 1857) Solmissus incisa (Fewkes, 1886) Solmissus marshalli Agassiz & Mayer, 1902
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