Staurozoa
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Staurozoa is a class of stalked jellyfish-like cnidarians characterized by their sessile, upside-down medusa form typically attached to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class
ⓘ
cnidarian class ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Medusozoa ⓘ |
| bodyOrientation | oral surface directed upward ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | stalked calyx with tentacle-bearing arms ⓘ |
| commonName | stalked jellyfish ⓘ |
| diet |
small crustaceans
ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cubozoa
ⓘ
Hydrozoa ⓘ Scyphozoa ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in cold and temperate seas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small benthic predator ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic substrates
ⓘ
cold waters ⓘ marine ⓘ shallow waters ⓘ temperate waters ⓘ |
| hasCellType |
cnidocyte
ⓘ
nematocyst-bearing cells ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
attached to substrate
ⓘ
benthic ⓘ radial symmetry ⓘ sessile ⓘ stalked medusa ⓘ tentacles with nematocysts ⓘ upside-down medusa form ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
medusa-like stage
ⓘ
reduced or absent free-swimming medusa ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | diffuse nerve net ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeHabit | attached to hard substrates ⓘ |
| locomotion | mostly sessile with limited movement ⓘ |
| notableOrder | Stauromedusae ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| scientificStudyField |
cnidarian biology
ⓘ
marine invertebrate zoology ⓘ |
| subphylum | Medusozoa ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate |
algae
ⓘ
rocks ⓘ seaweed ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.