Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Photo taken at Florida, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Juvenile Medusa Fish (Icichthys lockingtoni), using a Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) as a protective home. Photo taken in Hawaii, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopea medusae). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Photo taken at Florida, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The tentacles of this Jellyfish can extend as far as 100 feet and deliver a painful sting. Found in cool temperate seas around the world. Photo taken in British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Lobate Ctenophore or Winged Comb Jelly (Leucothea multicornis). Photo was taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Pelagic Tunicate or Salp (Salpa aspera). Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Comb-jelly or Sea Gooseberry (possibly: Pleurobrachia pileus). Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Stinging Jellyfish (Mastigias papua). Photo taken off Raja Ampat, Indonesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
A chain of Salps (Salpa sp.). Photo taken off Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea). Also known as Cauliflower Jellyfish. Found in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific to Northern Australia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Upside Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae can absorb sunlight. Florida, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea). Also known as Cauliflower Jellyfish. Found in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific to Northern Australia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Pelagic Jellyfish (Thysanostoma sp.). Photo taken in Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Cystonect Siphonophore (Rhizophysa sp.), showing stinging cells trailing from the bell. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Physonect Siphonophore (Forskalia edwarsi), feeding with tentacles extended in order to catch plankton. Siphonophores are colonial animals, composed of many physiologically integrated zooids. Photo taken Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Pacific Ocean © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diphyid Siphonophore (Prya dubia) feeding with tentacles extended in order to catch plankton. Siphonophores are colonial animals, composed of many physiologically integrated zooids. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles, under Jetty. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Photo taken at Narooma, New South Wales, Australia. © Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com
Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles, under Jetty. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Photo taken at Narooma, New South Wales, Australia. © Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com
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