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Note on appearance of scyphomedusa Chrysaora hysoscella (Linne, 1767) at Bay of Kotor (southern Adriatic)

Image of Compass jellyfish

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Umbrella flat smooth and thick, 15-40cm in diametar, the color is variable, but is characterized bu 16 v-shaped gold-brown or yellow-brown marks on the upper umbrella, radiating from the central region, there are 24 marginal tentacles, which are easly broken off, and thirty-two pigmented semi-circular marginal lappets.

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