Statolith ageing techniques provide a useful tool in the study of age, growth, and population structure of several marine organisms. Previous investigations on scyphozoan statoliths demonstrated ...

Jellyfish are an ancient and successful group of animals. An in-depth look at the genome of the moon jelly, Aurelia aurita, shows that it uses a common set of genes to transition between polyp and ...

Jellyfish undergo an amazing metamorphosis, from tiny polyps growing on the seafloor to swimming medusae with stinging tentacles. This shape-shifting has served them well, shepherding jellyfish ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. These “medusas” are to their parent “polyps” as leaves are ...

Aurelia cebimarensis, a new jellyfish species described for Brazil, is named after the University of São Paulo’s Center for Marine Biology (CEBIMAR-USP), and can be found on the beach in São Sebastião ...

The first in-depth look at the genome of a jellyfish -- the moon jelly Aurelia aurita -- shows that early jellyfish recycled existing genes to gain the ability to morph from polyp to medusa. Jellyfish ...