Scientific Name: Pelagia noctiluca (Forskal, 1775)
English Name: Mauve stinger/ Pink jellyfish/ Waarty jellyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
Photo: Valentina (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Description:
The umbrella of Pelagia noctiluca takes on a hemispherical or mushroom-shaped form. Its color can vary from purple to pale-red or brownish-red. The exumbrellar surface is adorned with a variable number of medium-sized warts, each exhibiting diverse shapes. The manubrium features four thick, frilled oral arms, and both the arms and tentacles are equipped with nematocysts.
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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