(Hellesøy - Hordaland / 14 meters / 7.11.2005)

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Scyphozoa

Order: Stauromedusae

 

Norwegian: begermaneter

The Stauromedusae are attached to a surface by an adhesive disk at the base of a more or less distinct stalk. They have eight arms, often organized in pairs. Each arm supports a cluster of tentacles. The sexes are separate. Gonads are spawned into the water where they develop into planula larvae. These will eventually settle and develop into a new goblet shaped individual.