Scientific Name: Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835
Synonym: Chrysaora helvola (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Sea nettle
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: Emily Lin (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Description:
The bell of Chrysaora helvola exhibits a hemispherical or flat shape. Typically, the umbrella is of a yellowish-brown or reddish-yellow hue, featuring a chestnut-brown star with 32 rays on the exumbrella. The rhopalar stomach pouches are oval-shaped, with the middle portion being twice as wide as the margin, which is half as wide as the tentacular pouches. There are three tentacles per octant.
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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