Semaeostomeae
invertebrate order
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classification
- In cnidarian: Annotated classification
Order Semaeostomeae Most common and best known jellyfishes. Full alternation of polyp and medusa stages. Bell domed or flattened, with the margin scalloped into 8 or more sections. Edges of single mouth drawn out into 4 long arms. Most species in warm, coastal waters, a few…
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jellyfish
- In jellyfish
…life cycle characterizes the order Semaeostomeae, which contains some 50 species of mainly coastal-water jellyfish, several of which have very wide geographic ranges. Included among these are members of the genera Aurelia and Chrysaora and the big red jellyfish, Tiburonia granrojo (subfamily Tiburoniinae), one of only three species of
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