Atolla gigantea

{{Short description|Species of jellyfish}}

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Atolla gigantea is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae.{{Cite journal |last1=Matsumoto |first1=G.I. |first2=L.M. |last2=Christianson |first3=B.H. |last3=Robison |first4=S.H.D. |last4=Haddock |first5=S.B. |last5=Johnson |year=2022 |title=Atolla reynoldsi sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Atollidae): A new species of coronate scyphozoan found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean |journal=Animals |volume=12 |issue=6 |pages=742 |doi=10.3390/ani12060742|doi-access=free |pmid=35327139 |pmc=8944796 }} It is known from type specimens found in the north Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The genus name, Atolla, is derived from the word atoll.Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 488

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