23 photos - 4 species
Aurelia aurita
Moon jellyfish
Maximum diameter: 25 cm
It has hair-like tentacles with strong nettles.
Often drifting in shallow water near the reef after storms.
Photo 1 Astrid: Hurghada Egypt
Photo 2 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt
Photo 3 Johnny: Bali Indonesia
Aurelia marginalis
Southern moon jelly
Size: 20 - 30 cm
The box jellyfish belongs to the upside-down jellyfish family of cnidarians.
They are found in the oceans almost worldwide.
Recent studies have shown that it is a complex of several species.
Four ring-shaped, brown-red sexual organs and four hanging, curtain-like mouth arms.
It consists of 98.2 % water.
Photos 1 - 5 Johnny: Bonaire Caribbean
Cassiopea andromeda
Upside-down sea jelly
Maximum diameter: 15 cm
Mouth surrounded by 8 branched tentacles.
Lives in shallow, sheltered lagoons and seagrass beds at depths of up to 15 metres.
Photo 1 Astrid: Hurghada Egypt
Photos 2 - 14 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt
Olindias tenuis
Jellyfish
Maximum size: 1.2 - 3.5 cm
Maximum depth: 3 - 8 m
Shallow water hydromedus from the Caribbean,
hidden between seaweed and algae during the day.
At night they swim to the surface in search of food.
Photo 1 Astrid: Bonaire Caribbean