Jellyfish
with fat oral arms
Family Catosylidae
updated
Feb 09 |
Catostylus
sp.
Bell
about 10cm in diameter, with fat sausage-like oral arms, several seen
in pools. Changi Apr 05 |
Filmed at Tanah Merah, Dec 10
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Tanah Merah,
Dec 10
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his
blog. |
Acromitus
sp.
Bell
about 6-8 in diameter. Each fat sausage-like oral arm has a long 'tail'.
In shallow lagoons on our Northern shores. Moves in short bobs as
they energetically contract their small bells. |
Tuas, Jun
02 |
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Sungei Buloh
Wetland Reserve, Feb 09 |
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Changi May 06 |
Chek Jawa, Apr 08
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Pulau Ubin, Apr 09 |
Unidentified
jellyfish
Bell about 8cm in diameter, with fat sausage-like oral arms,
several seen in shallow area. It may be Rhopilema sp. or Acromitus
sp. a closer look at small details under the bell is required to be
sure. Tuas,
Mar 06 |
Unidentified
jellyfish
Bell about 10cm in diameter.
Terumbu Bemban, Apr 11 |
Acknowlegement
With grateful thanks to Dr
Michael N Dawson of the University of California, Merced for identification
of these jellyfishes.
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