Csiromedusa

{{short description|Species of cnidarian}}

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| grandparent_authority = Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010

| parent_authority = Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010

| taxon = Csiromedusa medeopolis

| authority = Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010{{Cite WoRMS |author=P. Schuchert |year=2010 |title=Csiromedusa medeopolis Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010 |db=Hydrozoa |id=478500 |accessdate=January 17, 2012}}

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Csiromedusa medeopolis is a species of hydrozoan described in 2010.{{cite journal |author=Lisa-Ann Gershwin & Wolfgang Zeidler |year=2010 |title=Csiromedusa medeopolis: a remarkable Tasmanian medusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Narcomedusae) comprising a new family, genus and species |journal=Zootaxa |volume=2439 |pages=24–34 |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02439p034f.pdf |format=PDF excerpt}}{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/05/2891299.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507010711/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/05/2891299.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2010|title=Experts astounded by 'city of gonads' jellyfish|date=5 May 2010|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=6 May 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100506-science-city-of-gonads-jellyfish-new-species/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509004725/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100506-science-city-of-gonads-jellyfish-new-species/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2010|title=City of Gonads Jellyfish Discovered|last=Barry|first=Carolyn|date=6 May 2010|publisher=National Geographic News |accessdate=7 May 2010}}

It was discovered in the estuarine waters of the River Derwent near to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Marine and Atmospheric Research branch in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. C. medeopolis has been described as presenting a new family and genus as well as species.{{cite web

|url=https://www.foxnews.com/science/strange-new-jellyfish-like-nothing-else-in-sea

|title=Strange New Jellyfish Like Nothing Else in Sea

|date=7 May 2010

|work=Fox News Channel

|publisher=Fox News

|access-date=19 August 2010}}

Its binomial name is derived from "CSIRO jellyfish" and "city of gonads". Unlike most other jellyfish, males and females of C. medeopolis have many gonads located on their dorsal endoderm. These gonads have been described as arranged like "skyscrapers in a downtown business district".