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Stephanoscyphus racemosus

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description Stephanoscyphus racemosus Overview

Stephanoscyphus racemosus is a former name for Nausithoe racemosa, a scyphozoan in the order Coronatae. It is known chiefly from a colonial polyp stage in which secondary polyps arise from a central polyp and are protected by chitinous peridermal tubes. Strobilation produces a reduced medusoid stage rather than a typical free-swimming adult jellyfish, and the species has been studied in connection with regeneration, colony formation, and the life cycle of coronate scyphozoans.

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What is Stephanoscyphus racemosus called today?

Stephanoscyphus racemosus is a former name for Nausithoe racemosa. It is a scyphozoan in the order Coronatae.

What life stage is known for Stephanoscyphus racemosus?

The species is known chiefly from a colonial polyp stage. Secondary polyps arise from a central polyp and are protected inside chitinous peridermal tubes.

What is strobilation in Nausithoe racemosa?

Strobilation is the process by which the polyp stage produces young medusae. In coronate scyphozoans, this life-cycle step links the attached polyp colony to the free-swimming jellyfish stage.

Why might older sources use the name Stephanoscyphus racemosus?

Older taxonomic literature may retain Stephanoscyphus racemosus as the earlier name. Modern references associate that name with Nausithoe racemosa, so both names can appear in species records.

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