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Lisa-ann Gershwin, also known as Lisa Gershwin, is a biologist based in Launceston, Tasmania, who has described over 200 species of jellyfish, [1] and written and co-authored several non-fiction books about Cnidaria (jellyfish and allies) including Stung! (2013) [2] and Jellyfish – A Natural History (2016). [3]
The increasingly common giant Nomura's jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, found in some, but not all years in the waters of Japan, Korea and China in summer and autumn is another candidate for "largest jellyfish", in terms of diameter and weight, since the largest Nomura's jellyfish in late autumn can reach 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in bell (body) diameter ...
Cubozoa is a group commonly known as box jellyfish, that occur in tropical and warm temperate seas. They have cube-shaped, transparent medusae and are heavily-armed with venomous nematocysts. Cubozoans have planula larvae, which settle and develop into sessile polyps, which subsequently metamorphose into sexual medusae, [ 11 ] the oral end of ...
The tail of Haeckel's Jellyfish can be damaged while capturing prey and may be attacked by other animals. The warty lumps on the bell and the curved arms contain stinging cells, to which humans are only mildly sensitive.
The Linuche aquila is a very small jellyfish with a flat-topped bell separated from the vertical sides by a coronal groove. It can grow to a diameter of 16 mm (0.63 in) and a height of 13 mm (0.51 in). There are sixteen bluntly oval marginal lappets (flaps) and eight rhopalia (sensory organs) between them. Underneath the bell is a manubrium ...
The bell of the jellyfish (medusae) is only 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) in diameter, [2] exceptionally up to 4 cm (1.6 in), and when fully extended a tentacle can be twice the length of the bell diameter. [4] The medusae reproduce sexually and the tens of thousands of eggs and sperm are released into the sea. [4]
Sea lice and jellyfish can be a pesky problem on beaches in and around Myrtle Beach. Here’s how to identify and avoid them.