Semaeostome Jellyfish [Semaeostomeae]
Description
Semaeostome jellyfish are known for their larger, more dramatic bell shapes and graceful swimming. On dives, divers may see them gliding through the water column, with tentacles trailing behind like ribbons as they feed.
Species
Cyanea altafissura
Cyanea altafissura
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea annasethe
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea annaskala
Cyanea barkeri
Cyanea barkeri
Cyanea buitendijki
Cyanea buitendijki
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea citrea
Cyanea ferruginea
Cyanea ferruginea
Cyanea fulva
Cyanea fulva
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea mjöbergi
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea muellerianthe
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea nozakii
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea postelsi
Lion’s Mane
Cyanea purpurea
Cyanea rosea
Cyanea rosea
Cyanea tzetlinii
Cyanea tzetlinii
Cyanea versicolor
Cyanea versicolor
Desmonema comatum
Desmonema comatum
Desmonema gaudichaudi
Desmonema gaudichaudi
Desmonema glaciale
Desmonema glaciale
Desmonema scoresbyanna
Desmonema scoresbyanna
Dalmatian Mane Jelly
Drymonema dalmatinum
Drymonema gorgo
Drymonema gorgo
Larson's Jellyfish
Drymonema larsoni
Black Jelly
Chrysaora achlyos
Chrysaora africana
Chrysaora africana
Chrysaora agulhensis
Chrysaora agulhensis
Bay Nettle
Chrysaora chesapeakei
Chrysaora chinensis
Chrysaora chinensis
Sea Nettle
Chrysaora fulgida
Sea Nettle
Chrysaora lactea
Brown Giant Jellyfish
Chrysaora melanaster
Sea Nettle
Chrysaora pentastoma
False Eyespot Sea Nettle
Chrysaora pseudoocellata
Mawia benovici
Mawia benovici
Pelagia cyanella
Pelagia cyanella
Pelagia discoidea
Pelagia discoidea
Pelagia flaveola
Pelagia flaveola
Mauve Stinger
Pelagia noctiluca
Pelagia panopyra
Pelagia panopyra
Jellyfish
Sanderia malayensis
Sanderia pampinosus
Sanderia pampinosus
Egg Yolk Jelly
Phacellophora camtschatica
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
|
Statistics
- Species 42