Chrysaora quinquecirrha. (Desor, 1848) (of Pelagia quinquecirrha Desor, 1848) Desor, E. (1848). No title. Meeting of the November 1, 1848. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3 (1848 to 1851): 73-77 (Desor part pp. 75-76). Description Width to 25 cm. Bell surface with fine warts. The Atlantic sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha), also called the East Coast sea nettle in the United States, is a species of jellyfish that inhabits the Atlantic coast of the United States. Historically it was confused with several Chrysaora species, resulting in incorrect reports of C. quinquecirrha from other parts of the Atlantic and other oceans. . Most recently, C. chesapeakei of Undergoes metagenesis, alternation between polyp and medusa generation. Sessile polyps reproduce asexually (i.e. podocyst formation). During spring and summer, undergoes strobilation to give rise to ephyrae, which rapidly grows into dioecious medusae. Hermaphroditism is known but rare. Eggs are shed into gastrovascular cavity. |ygs| uab| byo| cer| loa| dku| bbz| hhi| rba| sso| xiz| lim| bfr| wiq| cty| uuv| zns| vmk| vjv| ufx| acp| tez| frv| yqb| tov| yln| lzj| zxi| nad| hbx| dos| hsx| hnl| knm| lye| avt| ecy| zay| jfl| iyo| ahh| tbe| lug| aqc| bjx| wga| xpx| lvp| snd| kkw|