Atolla vanhoeffeni
{{Short description|Species of jellyfish}}
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Atolla vanhoeffeni is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atollidae.Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135281 Atolla vanhoeffeni Russell, 1957]. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2023-06-06.
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 The specific epithet was given in honor of Ernst Vanhöffen.Russell, F.S. (1957). [http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1837/ On a new species of scyphomedusa, Atolla vanhöffeni n.sp.] Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 36: 275-279.