Methods/Cyaneidae

Cyaneidae

Cyanea Sp 

Tank

1. Place jellyfish in a tank.

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  Lateral view whole animal (Front)

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2. Lift up bell, oral arms to expose ends of manubrium.

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Table 

1. Subumbrella up, tentacles/oral arms out.

- Measure Bell Diameter: ______________

- Measure Bell Thickness: 

1. _______
2. _______
3. _______

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2. Move tentacles/oral arms from quadrant.

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3. Move oral arms to top in a group (reveal oral pillars)

- Measure depth of oral pillar: ______________

- Measure Height of oral pillar: ______________

- Measure the wide of oral pillar: ______________

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4. Flip animal so exumbrella face up.

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5. Count the tentacles of the first quadrant: ______________