Pictured is one of the life stages of an Aurelia sp., or Moon Jellyfish, a Scyphozoan.Which life stage is this?EphyraStrobilating scyphistomaPlanula0.25mmMedusa

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Pictured is one of the life stages of an Aurelia sp., or Moon Jellyfish, a Scyphozoan.
Which life stage is this?
Ephyra
Strobilating scyphistoma
Planula
0.25mm
Medusa

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cnidarian, also called coelenterate, is a phylum under the kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, they are invertebrates such as jellyfish and corals.

Scyphozoan:- They typically possess tentacles. The mouth is the only opening to the digestive system. Their color varies from translucent to opaque and from white to dark orange in color. The body wall consists of an outer epidermis and inner gastrodermis, separated by a layer of jelly-like mesoglea. Their symmetry is radial.

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