Cannonball Jellyfish
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 A Cannonball Jellyfish in the water near Dog Island, Florida
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| Stomolophus meleagris (Agassiz, 1860[1]) |
The Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) is a species of jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. Its common name derives from its similarity to a cannonball in shape and size. Its dome-shaped bell can reach 25 cm (10 inches) in diameter and the rim is sometimes colored with brown pigment.
Cannonball Jellyfish have been found in the eastern and western Pacific, but they are most common along the southeastern coast of the United States, including the Gulf Coast, where they are often referred to as "cabbage heads." They eat zooplankton such as veligers, and also red drum larvae. Cannonball Jellyfish do not sting humans.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Agassiz, Louis (1860). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Vol. 3. Boston: Little Brown and Co., 301.
- ^ DuBose B. Griffin. "Cannonball Jellyfish" (PDF). . South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
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