Atolla reynoldsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Coronatae |
Family: | Atollidae |
Genus: | Atolla |
Species: | A. reynoldsi
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Binomial name | |
Atolla reynoldsi Matsumoto, Christianson, Robison,
Haddock & Johnson, 2022
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Atolla reynoldsi is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae. [1] It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.
The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll. [2] 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 a Atolla, it lacks the long trailing tentacle that most Atolla have. [3]