Chrysaora quinquecirrha


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Chrysaora quinquecirrha

the sea nettle, a jellyfish that can inflict moderate to severe stings.
See also: jellyfish.
Synonym(s): sea nettle

Chrys·a·o·ra quin·que·cirr·ha

(kris-ā-ōr'ă kwin-kwĕ-sir'ă)
The sea nettle, a jellyfish that can inflict moderate to severe stings.
See also: jellyfish
Synonym(s): sea nettle.
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Metaboiism and ultrastructure of dormant podocysts of Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Scyphozoa).
Activation of the dormant podocyst of Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Scyphozoa) by removal of the cyst covering, J.
Fine structure, histochemistry, and morphogenesis during Excystment of the Podocysts of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema Nomurai (scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae)
Changes in the lower Chesapeake Bay food chain in presence of the sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Scyphomedusa).
The feeding and growth of the sea nettle, Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor), in the laboratory.
Transitions in morphology, nematocyst distribution, fluid motions, and prey capture during development of the scyphomedusa Cyanea capillata
A light and electron microscopic study of nematocytes of Chrysaora quinquecirrha.
Chrysaora achlyos, a remarkable new species of scyphozoan from the Eastern Pacific
A similar pattern was seen here, although between 15 [per thousands] and 12 [per thousands] Chrysaora quinquecirrha mesoglea switched from being hypo-osmolar to hyperosmolar relative to the external medium.
Effect of salinity on ionic shifts in mesohaline scyphomedusae, Chrysaora quinquecirrha

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