Halitrephes

Halitrephes maasi, commonly known on the internet as the firework Jellyfish, is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae. The most recent account of the jelly has been found at a depth of 4,000-5,000 feet near the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.[1]

Halitrephes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Halicreatidae
Genus: Halitrephes
Bigelow, H. B. (1909)
Species:
H. maasi
Binomial name
Halitrephes maasi
Bigelow, H. B. (1909)
Synonyms
  • Halitrephes medius Kramp, 1948
  • Halitrephes valdiviae Vanhöffen, 1912

Although not much is available regarding this species, research proves that Halitrephes maasi can be found in diverse settings of waters. The hydrozoan has been spotted in both temperate and tropical waters, and has been found in the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic, Mediterrean,[2] and eastern Pacific.[3] This hydromedusae is typically bathypelagic.

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halitrephes maasi Bigelow, 1909". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. Gili, J. M.; Bouillon, J.; Pages, F.; Palanques, A.; Puig, P.; Heussner, S. (1998-06-30). "Hidromedusas profundas del Mediterráneo: Un estudio que incluye la descripción de dos nuevas especies recolectadas en cañones submarinos del Mediterráneo Occidental". Scientia Marina. 62 (1–2). doi:10.3989/scimar.1998.62n1-2113. ISSN 1886-8134.
  3. Corrales-Ugalde, Marco; Quesada, Andrés J.; Naranjo-Elizondo, Beatriz; Cortés, Jorge (September 2018). "New records of gelatinous zooplankton from an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98 (6): 1219–1226. doi:10.1017/S0025315417000558. ISSN 0025-3154.


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