Flower Hat Jelly
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Flower hat jelly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydrozoa Order: Limnopolypae Family: Olindiasidae Genus: Olindias Species: O. phosphorica
Binomial name
Olindias phosphorica

The flower hat jelly (Olindias formosa) is a rare species of jellyfish occurring primarily in waters off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan. Characterized by lustrous tentacles that coil and adhere to its rim when not in use, the flower hat jelly's bell is translucent and pinstriped with opaque bands, making it easily recognizable.

The flower hat jelly can grow to be about 15cm (6 inches) in diameter. Its sting is non-lethal but painful. Its diet consists mostly of small fish

References

• Flower Hat Jelly from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Field Guide. Retrieved 20 January 2006.

External links

• Photograph of a flower hat jelly

Gallery

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Olindias formosa

Flower hat jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Flower hat jellyfish at Shin-Enoshima Aquarium, Kanagawa, Japan

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