Drew a species of Cnidarian for every class 1. *Chrysaora colorata* 2. *Melithæa ochracea* 3. *Tripedalia cystophora* 4. *Hydra vulgaris* 5. *Aulactinia veratra* 6. *Myxobolus cerebralis* 7. *Polypodium hydriforme* 8. *Calvadosia campanulata*
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Drew a species of Cnidarian for every class 1. *Chrysaora colorata* 2. *Melithæa ochracea* 3. *Tripedalia cystophora* 4. *Hydra vulgaris* 5. *Aulactinia veratra* 6. *Myxobolus cerebralis* 7. *Polypodium hydriforme* 8. *Calvadosia campanulata*
Stalk Jellies!!! It's no Ernst Haeckel, but at least I'm not a Nazi. Honestly I think it's a sucky name, being "not jellyfish", I feel like there's a better name they could go by, like "Sea Chalice" or "Sea Jester" or something cool like that
This rare staurozoan, or stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus californiensis) is about 2 centimeters in length and was collected off the coast of California. Unlike the traditional bell-shaped floating jellyfish, staurozoans live attached to rocks or other hard surfaces and mostly live in cold water. They tend to blend in with their surroundings, so often go unnoticed except to those who seek them out.
Read more about staurozoans and their jellyfish relatives.
(via Staurozoan: The Stalked Jellyfish | Ocean Portal | Smithsonian)
Photo: Allen Collins