Scientific Name: Mastigias papua (Lesson, 1830)
English Name: Root mouth jellyfish/ Spotted jellyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: piaricca (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Mastigiidae
Description:
The colour of Mastigias papua is greenish-brown, attributed to the presence of algae, specifically Zooxanthellae. The exumbrella displays very fine granulations, and the gelatinous substance is firm. There are deep furrows between the eight velar lappets in each octant. Numerous small, club-shaped vesicles are found between the mouth openings. The rhopalar canals are slender and typically feature anastomoses.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
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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