Facts and information to learn about the characteristics, identification, and care of various types of saltwater Jellyfishes.
Members of the invertebrate Phylum
Cnidaria, from the Waikiki Aquarium's Marine Invertebrate Profiles here is information all about the stinging
Carybdea species of Box Jellyfishes that periodically invade the tropical waters and beaches of the Pacific, Indian and Atlanic oceans.
From the PBS Online Ocean Dwellers pages, never seen or filmed before until now, the bell of these Jellyfish that were collected for study were three feet across and the tentacles more than 10 feet long. Photo included.
Where there's water — from icy polar seas to tropical Pacific shores — there are Jellies. From the National Geographic site, here is a fun and factual profile on Jellyfish, including some first-aid tips.
From the #reef Archive, Rob Toonen takes you into the world of Jellyfish providing much classification and characteristic information, as well as which species are reasonable to keep, what sort of tank set up is needed, and more topics on Jellies in the home aquarium.
From the Hawai'i Lifeguard's site, a photo and valuable first-aid information for dealing with a sting from the Box Jellyfish species that resides in Hawai'i, but that has close relatives in many other tropical waters.
Members of the invertebrate Phylum
Cnidaria, from the Waikiki Aquarium's Marine Invertebrate Profiles here is information all about the mild stinging Lagoon Jellyfish (
Mastigias sp.) that resides in Indo-Pacific waters, including Hawai'i.
Found world wide in tropical and temperate waters, from the Waikiki Aquarium's Marine Invertebrate Profiles here is information about the mild stinging Moon Jellyfish (
Aurelia aurita), which is harmless to most humans. A graphic drawing is included.
From the PBS Online Ocean Dwellers pages, information about the Moon Jellyfish (
Aurelia aurita), a favorite food of Leatherback Turtles, and a Jelly that can give a slight sting to bare skin. Photo included.
Not a Jellyfish at all, but a close relative of Sea Anemones and Jellies, from the Waikiki Aquarium's Marine Invertebrate Profiles here is information all about the ocean surface floating, painful stinging Indo-Pacific Portuguese Man-Of-War (
Physalia utriculus).
From the Hawai'i Lifeguard's site, here is first-aid information about what to do if you get stung by these venomous animals, along with lots of photos and a fully detailed classification and biology profile about them.
From the University of Berkeley Museum of Paleontology site, this "Introduction to the Scyphozoa - The True Jellyfish" provides a brief descriptive profile on Scyphozoans, which include most of the Jellyfish familiar to beach-goers, and other similar organisms classified in the Hydozoa, Cubozoa, and two other groups of Cnidarians.
