Methods/Cyaneidae
Cyaneidae
Cyanea sp
Tank
1. Place jellyfish in a tank.
Pic. 1. Lateral view whole animal (Front).
Pic. 2. Lateral view whole animal (Front RGB).
Pic. 3. Whole animal from top.
Pic. 4. Close-up Front/Right Quadrant-Front or side.
Pic. 5. Close-up Bell Margin (Front or Side).
Pic. 6. Close-up of tentacle (Front or Side).
Pic. 7. Close-up of Oral arms (Front or Side).
Pic. 8. Oral side up from top.
2. Lift up bell, oral arms to expose ends of manubrium.
Pic. 9. Close-up of Manubrium / Mouth.
Table
1. Subumbrella up, tentacles/oral arms out.
- Measure Bell Diameter: ______________
- Measure Bell Thickness:
- _______
- _______
- _______
Pic. 10. Whole medusa (RGB with flash).
Pic. 11. Whole medusa (Bottom Illum/ Full trans.
2. Move tentacles/oral arms from quadrant.
Pic. 12. Close-up of Quadrant (Bottom Illum/ Full trans.
Pic. 13. Picture of center (Bottom Illum/ B. Background.
Pic. 14. Close-up of Velar Lappets (Bottom Illum/ Full trans).
Pic. 15. Close-up of Rhopaliar Lappets (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 16. Close-up Rhopalium (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 17. Close-up of Rhopalium (Bottom Illum/ Full trans).)
Pic. 18. Close-up of Coronal muscles (Bottom Illum/ Full trans) Picture 1.
Pic. 19. Close-up of Coronal Muscles (Bottom illum/ Full trans) Picture 2.
Pic. 20. Close-up of Radial Muscles (Bottom Illum/ B background).
Pic. 21. Close-up of gonad (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 22. Close-up of canals 2 quads (Bottom Illum/ Full trans) Picture 1.
Pic. 23. Close-up of canals 2 quads (Bottom Illum/ Full trans) Picture 2.
Pic. 24. Close-up of canals 2 quads (Bottom Illum/ Full trans) Picture 3.
Pic. 25. Close-up of canals 2 quads (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
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: ______________
Pic. 26. Close-up of oral arms/ terminal clubs (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 27. Close-up of oral arms/ terminal clubs (Bottom Illum/ Full trans).
Pic. 28. Close-up of a single oral arm (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 29. Close-up of single oral arm (Bottom Illum/ Full trans).
4. Flip animal so exumbrella face up.
Pic. 30. Close-up of Exumbrella Quadrant (Bottom Illum/ B. background).
Pic. 31. Whole animal Exumbrella (Bottom Illum/ Full trans).
5. Count the tentacles of the first quadrant: ______________
