Staurozoa

Translingual

Haliclystus antarcticus

Etymology

Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, “cross”) + zoa, "animal" = "cross animal"

Proper noun

Staurozoa

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria – stalked jellyfishes.

Usage notes

Represents the effective promotion of Stauromedusae to class level.

Hyponyms

• (class): Stauromedusae (order)
  • †Conulatae (extinct order)

References

• Staurozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Staurozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Staurozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Staurozoa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI