Spiraea gracilis - Spiraea gracilis

Japanese: エダアシクラゲ - えだあしくらげ
Spiraea gracilis - Spiraea gracilis

A jellyfish belonging to the order Hydroids, class Hydrozoa, and family Polypedidae. There are both medusa and polyp types. The medusa type is bell-shaped, about 3-4 mm tall, with nine rays, and a tentacle at the end of each ray. The tentacles have three to four branches on each side and on the ventral surface, and an eye spot at the base of the tentacle. On the other hand, the polyp type is attached to seaweed such as Sargassum in shallow waters, and each polyp stands upright from its runner. Each polyp is a thin cylinder about 1 mm tall, with four headed tentacles surrounding an opening at the top. A medusa bud forms asexually almost in the center of this polyp, and eventually becomes a young jellyfish and leaves the polyp. Jellyfish do not swim very actively, and often remain motionless on seaweed. They are commonly found in shallow coastal waters around Japan.

[Mayumi Yamada]

Polypodium edulis (ecology)
Polyp-type attached to seaweed © Underwater Fort Enterprises, Isamu Soyama ">

Polypodium edulis (ecology)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

腔腸(こうちょう)動物門ヒドロ虫綱ヒドロイド目エダアシクラゲ科に属するクラゲ。クラゲとポリプの両型がある。クラゲ型は高さ3~4ミリメートルほどの釣鐘形で、9本の放射管をもち、各放射管の末端にそれぞれ触手がある。触手はその左右および腹面から3~4本ずつの小枝を出しており、触手の基部には眼点がある。一方、ポリプ型は浅海のホンダワラなどの海藻上に付着しており、その走根から1個ずつポリプが直立している。各ポリプは高さ1ミリメートルほどの細い円筒状で、上端の口を取り巻いて4本の有頭触手がみられる。このポリプのほぼ中央部にクラゲ芽が無性的に形成され、やがてそれは幼クラゲとなってポリプから離れる。クラゲはあまり活発には泳がず、海藻の上などに静止していることが多い。日本各地沿岸の浅海に普通にみられる。

[山田真弓]

エダアシクラゲ(生態)
海藻上に付着するポリプ型©水中フォート・エンタープライズ 楚山いさむ">

エダアシクラゲ(生態)


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