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Medusa - jellyfish

Rhizostoma pulmo

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Field Notes

Description:

Jellyfish arriving on the beaches of Versilia.

Habitat:

Marine

Reference Links:

EOL: Rhizostoma pulmo, Rhizostoma pulmo

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Comments (2)
Bruce Weiskotten
I'll trust your call on this. I'm much better at plant species ID. I was surprised at how responsive the jellyfish were apparently hearing and moving away from noise and other disturbances.
LauraMaria
These look like Rhizostoma pulmo :) Cute pictures!

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011

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