Larson's Jellyfish [Drymonema larsoni]
Description
Larson’s Jellyfish can look like a delicate, drifting veil—its tentacles hang down and sway as it moves through the water. When conditions are right, divers may see it hovering or slowly gliding, using the current to carry it along rather than chasing anything.
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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