Desmonema gaudichaudi
| Desmonema gaudichaudi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Cyaneidae |
| Genus: | Desmonema |
| Species: | D. gaudichaudi
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmonema gaudichaudi Lesson, 1829
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Desmonema gaudichaudi, the spotted jellyfish, is a species of visually striking jellyfish belonging to the family Cyaneidae. It is known for its broad, often spotted bell and its presence in subantarctic and temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. The species was first described by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1830.