Polyps and juvenile–young medusae of Malagazzia michelin (IMAGE)

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Polyps and juvenile–young medusae of Malagazzia michelin

Caption

A. Development of juvenile medusae (NSMT-Co 1936). From left side, day 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 from release; B–E. Polyps (NSMT-Co 1937 or same colony); B. Enlarged lateral view of a hydrothecal pedicel and a gonotheca; C. Creeping hydrorhiza and several hydrothecal pedicels; D. Oral view of a hydrothecal pedicel; E. Specimen of hydrothecal pedicels and gonothecas (preserved). Abbreviations: g: gonothecata; hp: hydrothecal pedicel; st: stolon; t: tentacle; ym-x: young medusa (x days after released). Scale bar: 1 mm (thick); 200 µm (slender).

Credit

Izumi T, Ikeda S, Nozoe Y, Goto S, Imamura N, Kinoshita T, Uchida H, Hamatsu Y, Akiyama H, Okuizumi K (2026) Discoveries from ornamental jellyfish in aquaria—description of Malagazzia michelin sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata), second species of the genus from Japan. ZooKeys 1268: 13-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.173354

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