Cup Animals

Description

Scyphozoans are the classic “jellyfish” many divers recognize, often with a bell-shaped body and trailing tentacles. In clear water, you may see them gliding slowly through the water column, sometimes in small groups or seasonal blooms.

Orders

Rhizostome Jellyfish

Rhizostomeae

Semaeostome Jellyfish

Semaeostomeae

Taxonomy