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Scientific Name: Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830)
Synonym: Corybdea alata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Jellyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: Paweł Pieluszyński (INaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carybdeidae
Description:
The cube-shaped bell of Carybdea alata is transparent, featuring a flat upper surface and displaying hues of reddish or bluish tints. The exumbrella lacks warts. Crescent-shaped areas on the stomach’s corners host gastric filaments that extend horizontally. There are four long, simple tentacles, colored yellowish-pink or pink, hanging from each lower corner of the bell. A pair of scales cover the sensory niches below, while one scale covers them above.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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