Csiromedusa

Csiromedusa medeopolis is a species of hydrozoan described in 2010.^[2][3][4] It was discovered in the estuarine waters of the River Derwent near to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Marine and Atmospheric Research branch in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.^[3] C. medeopolis has been described as presenting a new family and genus as well as species.^[3][4][5]

Csiromedusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Narcomedusae
Family:	Csiromedusidae Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010
Genus:	Csiromedusa Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010
Species:	C. medeopolis
Binomial name
Csiromedusa medeopolis Gershwin & Zeidler, 2010[1]

Its binomial name is derived from "CSIRO jellyfish" and "city of gonads".^[3][4] Unlike most other jellyfish, males and females of C. medeopolis have many gonads located on their dorsal endoderm. These gonads have been described as arranged like "skyscrapers in a downtown business district".^[4]