[Cnidaria] need help for jellyfish identification

[Mike Schaadt]

Hi Ehsan -I agree with Chad. That is Cyanea capillata. Chrysaora has four long oral arms, the rim of the bell is not scalloped, and long tentacles hanging from the rim of the bell. -Mike

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>>> Ehsan KAYAL <ekayal at iastate.edu> 2/11/2009 12:39 PM >>>
Hi all,

We recently purchased a jellyfish from Gulf Specimen Marine
Lab<http://www.gulfspecimen.org/catalog/specimens/cnidaria/jellyfish.html>located
in Florida, and which was suggested to be either
*Chrysaora quinquecirrha* or *Cyanea capillata*. We would like to know the
species name. Could someone help us?
Here I attached some pictures.

Thank you very much in advance.

Best,
Ehsan


PS: the little orange-red stuff are eggs and larvae

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Ehsan Kayal
PhD Student
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Iowa State University
253 Bessey Hall
Ames, IA 50011
ekayal at iastate.edu 
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