Santjordia
| Santjordia pagesi | |
|---|---|
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| Santjordia pagesi holotype | |
| Observation and capture of the Santjordia pagesi holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Lindsay et al., 2023 |
| Species: | S. pagesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Santjordia pagesi Lindsay et al., 2023 | |
Santjordia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Santjordia pagesi discovered in the waters of Smith Island in Japan.[1][2][3]
Etymology
Santjordia is named after the Catalan term for Saint George's Cross whose shape and color resemble that of the stomach base of Santjordia pagesi.[3]
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References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Santjordia pagesi Lindsay, Grossmann, Montenegro & Morandini, 2023". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Julião, André. "Researchers describe a novel species of jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan". Phys.org. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Dhugal John; Grossmann, Mary Matilda; Montenegro, Javier; Morandini, André Carrara (20 November 2023). "A new subfamily of ulmarid scyphomedusae, the Santjordiinae, with a description of Santjordia pagesi gen. et sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Discomedusae: Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae) from the Sumisu Caldera, Ogasawara Islands, Japan". Zootaxa. 5374 (4): 533–551. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.5.