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Ranston's Box Jellyfish (Carybdea rastoni). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Stinging Jellyfish (Mastigias papua). Also known as Lagoon Jellyfish. Found in bays and harbours throughout the South Pacific. Photo taken at Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Stinging Jellyfish (Mastigias papua). Also known as Lagoon Jellyfish. Found in bays and harbours throughout the South Pacific. Photo taken at Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Clinging Jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens). Also known as Orange Striped Jellyfish. British Columbia, Canada.
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Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens). Found in the East Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico.
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Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens). Found in the East Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico.
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Photo taken at Florida, USA.
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Juvenile Medusa Fish (Icichthys lockingtoni), using a Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) as a protective home. Photo taken in Hawaii, USA.
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopea medusae). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Photo taken at Florida, USA.
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Diver observing a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The tentacles of this Jellyfish can extend as far as 100 feet and deliver a painful sting. Found in cool temperate seas around the world. Photo taken in British Columbia, Canada.
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Stinging Jellyfish (Mastigias papua). Photo taken off Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea). Also known as Cauliflower Jellyfish. Found in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific to Northern Australia.
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Upside Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae can absorb sunlight. Florida, USA
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Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea). Also known as Cauliflower Jellyfish. Found in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific to Northern Australia.
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Pelagic Jellyfish (Thysanostoma sp.). Photo taken in Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles, under Jetty. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Photo taken at Narooma, New South Wales, Australia.
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles, under Jetty. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Photo taken at Narooma, New South Wales, Australia.
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Underwater photographer photographing a Pelagic Jellyfish (Thysanostoma sp.). Photo taken in Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Diver observing a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The tentacles of this Jellyfish can extend as far as 100 feet and deliver a painful sting. Found in cool temperate seas around the world.
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Man diving through the surface of the ocean with Comb Jellyfish (Leucothea sp.) present in the water. Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Man diving through the surface of the ocean with Comb Jellyfish (Leucothea sp.) present in the water. Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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