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Scientific Name: Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1835
English Name: Sea nettle
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: Alex Lamoreaux (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Description:
Chrysaora melanaster has a more or less saucer-shaped appearance. The exumbrella is golden-yellow, displaying 32 radiating streaks in reddish or brownish tones. Additionally, there are 16 radiating dark-brown, almost black streaks on the subumbrella, positioned below the septa between the stomach pouches. The septa between the stomach pouches are straight. The rhopalar pouches in the middle portion are somewhat broader, while those in the marginal portion are considerably narrower than the tentacular pouches. The bell margin features dark-brown lappets of nearly equal size and shape.
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
IUCN conservation status:
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