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Flower hat jelly

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Limnopolypae
Family:	Olindiasidae
Genus:	Olindias
Species:	O. Cnidaria (naɪˈdɛəriə is a phylum containing some 9000 Species of Animals found exclusively in aquatic mostly marine, environments Hydrozoa ( hydrozoans) are a Taxonomic class of very massive predatory animals which can be solitary or colonial and which mostly live in saltwater phosphorica

Binomial name

Olindias phosphorica

The flower hat jelly (Olindias formosa) is a rare species of jellyfish occurring primarily in waters off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan. Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different basic morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes including the |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Characterized by lustrous tentacles that coil and adhere to its rim when not in use, the flower hat jelly's bell is translucent and pinstriped with opaque bands, making it easily recognizable. Tentacles can refer to the elongated flexible organs that are present in some animals especially Invertebrates and sometimes to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous

The flower hat jelly can grow to be about 15cm (6 inches) in diameter. Its sting is non-lethal but painful. A stinger (a Colloquialism for the term "sting" is a common term for a sharp organ or body part found in various Animals (typically Arthropods Its diet consists mostly of small fish

References

Flower Hat Jelly from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Field Guide. This article is primarily about the human diet For a discussion of animal diets see List of feeding behaviours. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey California, is one of the largest Aquariums Retrieved 20 January 2006. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

External links

Photograph of a flower hat jelly

Gallery

Flower hat jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey California, is one of the largest Aquariums

Flower hat jellyfish at Shin-Enoshima Aquarium, Kanagawa, Japan

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