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Vampyrocrossota
Sign in to saveVampyrocrossota is a genus of hydrozoans of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus only contains one species, Vampyrocrossota childressi. Unlike many hydromedusae, these animals do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton. It is the only known species with a medusa that is truly black.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderTrachymedusae
- FamilyRhopalonematidae
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- Rhopalonematidae
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Vampyrocrossota is a genus of hydrozoans of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus only contains one species, Vampyrocrossota childressi. Unlike many hydromedusae, these animals do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton. It is the only known species with a medusa that is truly black.
==Distribution== Vampyrocrossota childressi has only been found in the Pacific Ocean off California and British Columbia. This deep-sea animal lives between 600–1475 m depth.
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