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> Jellyfishes & Comb Jellies
Updated 9/5/2020
Phylum
Cnidaria, Class Scyphozoa & Cubozoa
Jellyfishes
| Scyphozoans comprise the 'typical' jellies whose dominant adult form
is a large free-swimming medusa, while the sessile polyp phase is
cryptic. As with the related hydroids, several species have been
accidentally introduced to Hawaii by ships. The Portuguese
Man-o'-war is actually a hydroid but included here for convenience.
See Comb jellies below
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WARM SEAS WORLDWIDE
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Porpita
pacifica
BLUE
BUTTON
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Velella
velella
BY-THE-WIND
SAILOR
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| Chrysaora quinquecirrha
SEA NETTLE
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Phyllorhiza
punctata
WHITE-SPOTTED JELLYFISH
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| Mastigias sp.
LAGOON JELLYFISH
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INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
| Cassiopea andromeda
UPSIDE-DOWN JELLYFISH
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Aurelia
sp.
MOON JELLYFISH
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| Copula
sivickisi
COPULA BOX JELLY |
Alatina
moseri
WINGED BOX JELLY
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| Cephea
cephea
CROWNED JELLYFISH
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Thysanostoma
sp.
PELAGIC JELLYFISH
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| Various species
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Physalia
utriculus
PORTUGUESE MAN-O'-WAR
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INDO-PACIFIC
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Mastigias papua
LAGOON JELLYFISH
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Mastigias papua etpisoni
GOLDEN JELLYFISH
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NORTHEAST PACIFIC
| Chrysaora
colorata
PURPLE BANDED JELLYFISH
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Cyanea capillata
RED JELLYFISH |
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TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
| Olindias
tenuis
OLINDIAS
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| Cassiopea
xamachana
MANGROVE UPSIDE-DOWN JELLYFISH
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Phylum Ctenophora
Comb Jellies
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
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Coeloplanidae
SESSILE COMB JELLY |
Various species
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