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In China, some species of jellyfish in the Rhizostomeae order caught in coastal areas have been utilized as an aphrodisiac and a source of food and ingredient in Chinese cuisine for over 1,700 years. [1] Cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) [2] [3] and jelly blubber (Catostylus mosaicus) [4] [5] [6] are edible species of jellyfish. When ...
The cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris), also known as the cabbagehead jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. Its common name derives from its similarity to a cannonball in shape and size. Its dome-shaped bell can reach 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The rim is often colored with brown pigment.
Stomolophus fritillarius is a species of true jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. [1] It is on occasion, collectively with Stomolophus meleagris , referred to as the cannonball jellyfish . [ 2 ]
A cannonball jellyfish washed ashore along Hilton Head Island’s coast. ... cannonball jellies can’t survive long out of the water and eventually become a food source for shorebirds, crabs, sea ...
Hundreds of cannonball jellyfish washed ashore on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, on Oct. 12, 2022. (Cape Hatteras National Seashore) A typical day on the enchanting Ocracoke Island, part of ...
The cannonball jellyfish has a symbiotic relationship with ten different species of fish, and with the longnose spider crab, which lives inside the bell, sharing the jellyfish's food and nibbling its tissues.
Jellyfish, starfish, sand dollars and the occasional octopus wash up on South Carolina beaches all year round. For these invertebrates, sitting exposed to the sun and air will eventually kill them.
Over 100 cannonball jellyfish dot the shoreline on Hilton Head Island on April 19, 2021. The jellyfish, which don’t sting, wash up each year in spring and early summer.