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Most scyphozoan jellyfish are pelagic, free-swimming forms of the open ocean. Some small species are planktonic, and one order, the Stauromedusae, are sessile on the ocean floor. All scyphozoa are marine, though a few fresh water forms have occasionally been reported.
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/scyphozoalh.html
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The fossil record for Scyphozoa is poor due to the fact that they are made mostly of water and lack hard parts. ... Barnes, R. D. Class Scyphozoa, pages 113-122 in Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing. 1987.
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Phylum Cnidaria (cnidarians) ... Class Scyphozoa (cup animals and jellyfishes) ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Scyphozoa...
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Scyphozoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scyphozoa is a class of jellyfish. Scyphozoans are members of the phylum Cnidaria and are referred to as the " true jellyfish ." Scyphozoans range from the Ediacarian time period through the Rece...
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Image courtesy of the NOAA Photo Library; ... Other Fun Stuff ... Image courtesy of California Department of Water Resources...
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www.earlham.edu/~meckehe/scyphozoajellyfish.htm
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The class Scyphozoa comprises the familiar jellyfishes, of major ecological significance in the plankton. Some, including the sessile stauromedusae and the polyp stages of metagenetic free-swimming medusae, occur as part of the benthos.
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Few marine creatures are as mysterious and intimidating as jellyfish. Though easily recognized, these animals are often misunderstood. Some bathers and beachcombers react with fear upon encountering these invertebrates, but, in fact, most jellyfish in ... Jellyfish are members of the phylum Cnidaria, ... Instead of a brain,
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Jellyfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jellyfish (also known as jellies or sea jellies ) are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes inc...
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articles & notes ... Scyphozoa Branch Page ... Scyphozoa Images...
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