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Phacellophora
camtschatica
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Mature medusa
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Planulae, post settlement
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Scyphistoma beginning to form mouth
and two primary tentacles
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Two basal stolons forming
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Two primary tentacles better formed,
third tentacle forming
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Four tentacles stage
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Eight tentacles stage
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Eight tentacles stage scyphistomae
eating an Artemia nauplius
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16 tentacles stage scyphistoma
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Mature scyphistomae
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Strobila about to release ephyrae
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Mature medusa
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Images & text: Chad Widmer |
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