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Huge jellyfish
Order Rhizostomeae
Class Scyphozoa

updated Dec 08

Where seen? This enormous jellyfish is sometimes seen washed ashore on our Northern shores. Several may be seen, and then none seen again for some time.

Features: Bell about 25-50cm, oral arms about the same length as bell diameter (they seldom extend much beyond the bell).

Changi, Aug 02

Chek Jawa, Oct 07

Huge jellyfish on Singapore shores

Changi, Jul 07


Changi, May 06

Changi, May 06


Cyrene Reef, Dec 08

Acknowlegement
With grateful thanks to Dr Michael N Dawson of the University of California, Merced for identification of this jellyfish.

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