Tamoya haplonema (Fire jellyfish)

Japanese: ヒクラゲ(火水母) - ヒクラゲ(英語表記)Tamoya haplonema
Tamoya haplonema (Fire jellyfish)
A coelenterate (Cnidaria) of the family Acanthozoidae in the class Cubic jellyfish. When touched, this jellyfish is venomous with its nematocysts, causing intense pain and leaving a burn-like sensation at the site of the sting, hence the name "fire jellyfish." In Japan, it can be found from Kyushu to the Seto Inland Sea, but is widely distributed in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The cap is usually cubic and 5-8 cm tall, but can sometimes grow to as much as 20 cm, and has numerous brown clusters of nematocysts on its surface. Four tentacles emerge from the edge of the cap, which are reddish and can reach lengths of about 20 cm.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
立方クラゲ綱アンドンクラゲ科の腔腸動物(刺胞動物)。このクラゲに触れると刺胞の毒で激しく痛み,刺された場所がやけどのようになるところから〈火クラゲ〉の名がある。日本では九州から瀬戸内海に見られるが,太平洋,大西洋に広く分布する。傘はふつう高さ5~8cmの立方形であるが,ときには20cmほどにもなり,表面に多数の褐色の刺胞群がある。傘の縁から4本の触手が生じ,長さ約20cmにもなって赤みがかっている。

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