jueves, 24 de marzo de 2011

The "Fried Egg" Jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata)

As jellyfish go, this one is one of the most colorful ones found near the coast.  As an oddity, certain species of fish fry seek refuge under its mantle and among its tentacles, immune to its venom.  It´s called a "fried egg" jellyfish due to its circular, sun-yellow dome on the top, which you´ll see in the next photo.  They can get up to 25 cm or more in diameter.

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