Dianne Hausler
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Jellyfish
Porpita
Porpita porpita
Appearance:
Small, circular disc with blue tentacles.
Size:
To 20mm.
Location:
Found in Moreton Bay and in tropical and subtropical Australia. Often found washed ashore on beaches.
Information:
Also known as the 'blue button'.
Note:
The Porpita's sting is not strong but may cause irritation.
Photographed at Bribie Island, Queensland.
Bluebottle
Physalia Physalis
Appearance:
translucent body (bladder) with a blue tint, long blue tentacles.
Size:
To 150mm.
Location:
Found in Moreton Bay.
Information:
Also known as 'Portuguese Man o' War'. This jellyfish was given this name because the body resembled the triangular sails on the 15th and 16th century Portuguese war ships.
Note:
The bluebottle sting is severe. Sting will cause severe pain with symptoms such as anxiety, abdominal cramps and respiratory muscle pain.
Photographed at Bribie Island, Queensland.
Comb-jelly
Phylum Ctenophra
Appearance:
translucent, flat and oval body.
Size:
To 150mm.
Location:
Found in Moreton Bay.
Information:
Has eight rows of comb-like plates (made up of tiny hairs called 'cilia'), which are visible along the red lines of the animal.
Photographed at Blue Hole (west of Moreton Island), Queensland.
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