Phacellophora camtschatica

 


Mature medusa

Planulae, post settlement

Scyphistoma beginning to form mouth
and two primary tentacles

 

 


Two basal stolons forming

Two primary tentacles better formed,
third tentacle forming

Four tentacles stage

 

 


Eight tentacles stage

Eight tentacles stage scyphistomae
eating an Artemia nauplius

16 tentacles stage scyphistoma

 

 


Mature scyphistomae

Strobila about to release ephyrae

Mature medusa

 

 

Images & text: Chad Widmer