eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Staurozoa sp |
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| Common name: |
Colonial stalked jellyfish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Medusozoa |
Scyphozoa |
Scyphomedusae |
Stauromedusae |
Staurozoa |
Unidetified |
Unidetified |
Unidentified |
Staurozoa sp |
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Short Description:
They have a generally trumpet-shaped body, positioned upside-down in comparison with other jellyfish, with the tentacles projecting upwards, and the stalk located in the centre of the umbrella.
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Identification
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| Size: |
15mm |
| Behaviour: |
Sexually mature stauromedusae free-spawn eggs or sperm, which fertilize in the sea and form a creeping, unciliated planula larva. The larvae crawl across the sea floor and find a suitable place, attaching themselves typically to rock or algae, where they eventually develop into a new, attached stauromedusa. Unlike most scyphozoan jellyfish that practice strobilation, or the process of dividing themselves into body segments, which become new individuals, nearly all stauromedusae develop directly into the adult form. |
| Diet: |
Planktonic |
| Distribution: |
Most are found in the low intertidal to shallow subtidal shoreline area |
| Depth: |
1-2750 m |
| Habitat: |
Stauromedusae are little stalked jellyfishes that spend their entire life attached to the substrate (rock or algae), rather than swimming freely up in the water column like most other jellyfish |
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