#cnidaria

Eirene hexanemalis

A hydrozoan known as a jelly button, found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have radial symmetry and a single whorl of tentacles.

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glorpiness rating: thiminal

photographed by Heather (hplatt) (CC BY-NC 4.0)

World’s largest jellyfish spotted near Cape Cod

Its tentacles can be twice the size of a city bus.

One of the planet’s largest species of jellyfish—the Lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)—have been making unwelcome appearances on Massachusetts beaches, as reported by the Boston Globe.  These invertebrates’ bells can be around three feet across, and they can grow tentacles over 100 feet long. Unfortunately for beachgoers, they deliver very toxic stings, though there have been few known instances of human fatalities. They are typically found in open-ocean ecosystems, in areas of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, as well as the Baltic and North Seas. But for some reason, Massachusetts waters have recently been seeing surprisingly many of them...

Lepidopora

A genus of coral-like hydrozoans from the Atlantic Ocean.

this purple blob thinks he can 'ragebait' me by selling everything I have and euthanizing my glogs!

well guess what you dolt, it worked!!! and tonight I am going to 'ragebait' you back by putting tons of hormones in your food

glorpiness rating: flaw flower

Cereus herpetodes

A sea anemone from the Pacific coast of South America. It is found on rocky substrates, often in crevices, also on gorgonians from intertidal areas to a depth of 22 m. It prefers shaded habitats.