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The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, [2] referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies"). The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word skyphos (σκύφος), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the cup shape of the organism. [3] Scyphozoans have existed from the earliest Cambrian to the ...
Catostylus tagi is a species of jellyfish from warmer parts of the East Atlantic Ocean and since the 2000s also found in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] [2] It is the only member of the family Catostylidae that is found in Europe, [3] and it is a common species in the Tagus estuary in Portugal.
Jellyfish may also benefit from saltier waters, as saltier waters contain more iodine, which is necessary for polyps to turn into jellyfish. Rising sea temperatures caused by climate change may also contribute to jellyfish blooms, because many species of jellyfish are able to survive in warmer waters. [93]
Catostylidae is a family of jellyfish, their common name is fat-armed jellies. [1] Members of this family are characterized by their thick, sausage-like oral arms. [2] Members of the family Catostylidae are small marine jellyfish with domed bells. The eight short oral arms are broad and three-sided.
Aglantha digitale is the most common species of jellyfish found in surface waters in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. It occurs above the continental slope but is more common over the deep ocean, seldom occurring at a depth greater than 200 m (660 ft).
Tiburonia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae.It was reported in 2003, following the discovery of its only species yet identified, Tiburonia granrojo.It was discovered by a crew from MBARI led by George Matsumoto. [2]
A Pacific jellyfish species, clinging jellyfish were first reported in New Jersey in 2016, according to the state department. Now they are found in some coastal rivers and northern Barnegat Bay ...
Gonionemus vertens is a marine and brackish species from shallow coastal waters of the north Pacific region, but there is considerable uncertainty about its exact native distribution. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It certainly includes the northwest Pacific from the Russian Far East to Japan. [ 2 ]