In early spring of Toyama Bay, we were able to find meny number of jellies. Among them, the comb jellyfish was seen many. Sea temperature is 10 or 11 degrees celsius.
This Cydippida sp. of size is about 20mm. it's had mature eggs.
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Cydippida sp. |
This
Hormiphora has a secondary tentacles of yellowish. Size is 45mm.
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Hormiphora sp. |
Aglantha digitale is one of Trachymedusae. In early summer from spring, It can see the coast of Hokkaido from Northeast and Hokuriku Japan. Umbrella of muscular glow to rainbow colors depending on the angle of light.
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Aglantha digitale (Müller, 1776) |
Beroe mitrata looks like
Beroe forskalii. but, the pharynx of
Beroe mitrata is characteristic by dyed red.
This individual is still young, size is only about 30mm.
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Young of Beroe mitrata (Moser, 1908) |
Cyclosalpa bakeri habittat around from 45 degrees north latitude to near 40 degrees south latitude of East Atlantic, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.
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Aggregate zooid of Cyclosalpa bakeri Ritter, 1905 |
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Aggregate zooid of Cyclosalpa bakeri Ritter, 1905 |
Thetys vagina is biggest in solitary zooid of Salpida. This individual size is about 170mm.
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Solitary zooid of Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802 |
REFERENCES
Ryo Minemizu et al ,2015 A Photographic Guide to the Jellyfishes of Japan. 360pp. Heibonsha, Tokyo Japan. (in Japanese)
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