Kingdom Animalia Order Semaeostomeae Genus Deepstaria Higher classification Deepstaria | Phylum Cnidaria Family Ulmaridae Scientific name Deepstaria reticulum Rank Species | |
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Similar Deepstaria, Deepstaria enigmatica, Ulmaridae, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa | ||
Massive sea monster caught on oil rig cam deepstaria reticulum jellyfish
Deepstaria reticulum, is a jellyfish of the family Ulmaridae. It was described by Larson, Madin, and Harbison in 1988. This was the second described Deepstaria species, the first having been Deepstaria enigmatica (Russell, 1967).
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Description
Deepstaria reticulum has a wide, fan-like bell that is often a deep purple color, under the bell there is a small cluster of tentacles, loaded with stinging, venomous barbs like any other jellyfish. At the largest, they get about 0.7 meters long. Unlike their counterparts, deepstaria enigmatica, their bell is spread wide, like a thin, translucent bed sheet. (Deepstaria enigmatica has a wide bell too, but resembles a lava lamp or a woman's dress of the 19th century.)
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