Crossota norvegica
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Crossota norvegica is a species of jellyfish in the phylum Cnidaria
in the genus Crossota
. It is closely related to Crossota millsae
. It lives 2000 to 2900 ft (609.6 to 883.9 m) under the Arctic Ocean
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. Unfortunately, the name on the stamp was given as Crossota millsaeare, an obvious misspelling of Crossota millsae.
Cnidaria
Cnidaria is a phylum containing over 9,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic and mostly marine environments. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance,...
in the genus Crossota
Crossota
Crossota is a genus of jellyfish of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus comprises five species. Unlike most hydromedusae, these jellyfish do not have a sessile stage. Rather, they spend their entire lives in the water column as plankton...
. It is closely related to Crossota millsae
Crossota millsae
Crossota millsae is a species of deep-sea jellyfish. Males and females have both been described, and it reproduces sexually. They are viviparous and females brood baby medusae attached to the gastric canals inside the sub-umbrellar space.-Distribution:...
. It lives 2000 to 2900 ft (609.6 to 883.9 m) under the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
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Philatelic Error
Crossota norvegica appeared on a stamp issued by Canada in 2007 to commemorate the International Polar YearInternational Polar Year
The International Polar Year is a collaborative, international effort researching the polar regions. Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian naval officer, motivated the endeavor, but died before it first occurred in 1882-1883. Fifty years later a second IPY occurred...
. Unfortunately, the name on the stamp was given as Crossota millsaeare, an obvious misspelling of Crossota millsae.