''Calvadosia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of stalked
jellyfish
Jellyfish and sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella- ...
in the order
Stauromedusae
Stauromedusae are the stalked jellyfishes. They are the sole living members of the class Staurozoa and belong to the medusozoa subphylum of Cnidaria. They are unique among medusa jellyfish in that they do not have an alternation of polyp and med ...
. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist
Kamakichi Kishinouye
was a Japanese fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo (Faculty of Agriculture) between 1908 and 1928. Kishinouye died in Chengtu of a sudden illness while on a collecting expedition to China.
...
. Mayer used the synonym ''Kishinouyea'' as a replacement name of ''
Schizodiscus
''Schizodiscus'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Schizodiscus afroalpinus''.
References
External links
*Schizodiscus
' at Index Fungorum
Lichen ge ...
'', for homonymy, as the name was already used to describe a lichen genus. ''Kishinouyea'' was also used by
Yoshio Ôuchi to describe a praying mantis genus that he quickly renamed ''
Kishinouyeum
''Phyllothelys'' is a genus of Asian praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camo ...
'' in 1938, and that could be a junior synonym for ''
Phyllothelys
''Phyllothelys'' is a genus of Asian praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camo ...
''.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Calvadosia'':
* ''
Calvadosia campanulata
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Lamouroux, 1815)
* ''
Calvadosia capensis
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Carlgren, 1938)
* ''
Calvadosia corbini
''Calvadosia corbini'' is a stalked jellyfish species in the family Kishinouyeidae from the tropical western Atlantic. The species is named after Peter Corbin, a marine biologist noted for his extensive work on Atlantic Stauromedusae
Staurom ...
''
(Larson, 1980)
* ''
Calvadosia cruciformis
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Okubo, 1917)
* ''
Calvadosia cruxmelitensis
''Calvadosia cruxmelitensis'' is a stalked jellyfish which inhabits the intertidal and sublittoral zones of rocky coasts in south-western England and the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
Name
The Latin name of this species, ''cruxmelitensis'', refers ...
''
(Corbin, 1978)
* ''
Calvadosia hawaiiensis
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Edmondson, 1930)
* ''
Calvadosia lewisi
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
Miranda, Branch, Collins, Hirano, Marques & Griffiths, 2017
* ''
Calvadosia tasmaniensis
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Zagal, Hirano, Mills, Edgar & Barrett, 2011)
* ''
Calvadosia tsingtaoensis
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Ling, 1937)
* ''
Calvadosia vanhoeffeni
''Calvadosia'' is a genus of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Kishinouyeidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family name is a tribute to Japanese cnidariologist Kamakichi Kishinouye. Mayer ...
''
(Browne, 1910)
References
* Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Kramp, P. L., 1961, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 40, Page(s): 1-469
* The systematic position of the Stauromedusae. Uchida, Tohru, 1973, Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, vol. 20, Page(s): 133-139
External links
Kishinouyeidae
Medusozoa genera
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