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Scientific Name: Tamoya gargantua Haeckel, 1880
English Name: Jellyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: flickr
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Tamoyidae
Description:
The bell of Tamoya gargantua can attain a height of up to 220 mm and a width of 135 mm. There are four simple pedalia. On the sides of the bell, there are four perradial sense organs situated within niches. Additionally, there are four pairs of leaf-shaped gonads.
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.
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