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Scientific Name: Pelagia panopyra Péron & Lesueur, 1810
English Name: Purple jellyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Jellyfish (জেলিফিশ)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Description:
The umbrella of Pelagia panopyra has a mushroom-shaped or hemispherical appearance. The medusa displays a purple color and is more or less transparent. The bell margin is adorned with 16 marginal lobes. There are eight marginal sense organs, alternating with eight marginal tentacles, and four oral arms. Both the arms and tentacles are equipped with nematocysts.
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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