Rhizostomeae
invertebrate order
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characteristics
- In jellyfish
The order Rhizostomeae includes some 80 described species. In these jellyfish the frilly projections (oral arms) that extend down from the underside of the body are fused, obliterating the mouth and forming a spongy area used in filter feeding. Marginal tentacles are lacking, and the gelatinous bell…
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taxonomy
- In cnidarian: Annotated classification
Order Rhizostomae Medusae like those of Semaeostomeae but with mouth subdivided into minute pores that connect with coelenteron. Mostly tropical. Deep-water species may lack polypoid stage. Order Semaeostomeae Most common and best known jellyfishes. Full alternation of polyp and medusa stages. Bell domed or flattened, with…
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