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).
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Changi, Aug 02
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Chek Jawa, Oct 07
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Huge
jellyfish on Singapore shores
Changi, Jul
07
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Changi, May 06
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Changi, May 06
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Cyrene Reef,
Dec 08
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Acknowlegement
With grateful thanks to Dr
Michael N Dawson of the University of California, Merced for
identification of this jellyfish.
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