Fat-armed
jellyfish
Catostylus sp.
Family Catosylidae
updated
Dec 2019
Where
seen? This large jellyfish is sometimes seen on some of our shores. Usually alone, not in groups of many individuals.
Features: Bell about 10cm in diameter with fat sausage-like oral arms. The arms
do not have a long 'tail'. |
| Fat-armed
jellyfishes on Singapore shores |
| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Tanah Merah,
Dec 10
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his
blog. |
Lazarus Island, Mar 16
Photo shared by Jonathan Tan on facebook. |
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Acknowlegement
With grateful thanks to Dr
Michael N Dawson of the University of California, Merced for identification
of these jellyfishes.
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