A group of marine organisms (jellyfish) characterized by having a velum or membranous fold around the mouth.
From Greek kraspedon (border, margin) plus -ota (plural zoological suffix), descriptive of the rim-like structure. This is taxonomic terminology describing a structural feature of certain jellyfish.
Jellyfish scientists use 'Craspedota' to describe jellyfish with a distinct frilly rim around their bell—'craspedo-' literally means 'fringed.' Under a microscope, the fringed rim looks like tiny curtains.
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