Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Haliclystus sp. | |
Sessile Jellyfish | |
Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Stauromedusae: Lucernariidae | |
Geographic Range: British Columbia, Canada to California. | Synonyms: |
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Monterey Bay, CA; 7 Apr 1973. |
Description: Color variable: green, brown, olive, yellow, orange, pink, or purple, frequently matching the color of the substrate to which it is attached. With 8 well developed lobes, each with a terminal cluster of up to 130 tentacles. |
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 20mm diameter. |
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 20mm diameter. |