Mastigias sp.

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Mastigias sp.

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Mastigias sp.

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0306 1609 (2006-03-27)

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date of photo 1981

location Jellyfish Lake (Micronesia, Federated States of)

family Mastigiidae

order Rhizostomeae

class Scyphozoa

habitat Marine lakes

notes Huge swarms of these medusae, inhabitants of Jellyfish Lake, have symbiotic algae. The medusae swim back and forth across the lake to stay in the sun as long as possible. Their nematocysts have lost all their potency.

camera Nikon in Oceanic housing

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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