Lychnorhiza arubae [Lychnorhiza arubae]
Description
Divers may spot this jellyfish as a translucent, dome-shaped medusa drifting slowly through clear water. Its bell and trailing tentacles can look delicate and ghostlike, especially when it catches the light while moving with the current.
Where To See Lychnorhiza arubae
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
|
| Genus |
Rhizostome Jellyfish
Rhizostomeae
|
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