Dalmatian Mane Jelly [Drymonema dalmatinum]
Description
Divers may spot this striking jellyfish as a soft, flowing “mane” of tentacles trailing behind a translucent bell. It often appears in cooler, deeper waters where it drifts with the current, occasionally giving the impression of slow, graceful movement rather than active swimming.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
|
| Genus |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
|
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