Jellyfish Lifecycle and Reproduction | Smithsonian Ocean
Throughout their lifecycle, jellyfish take on two different body forms: medusa and polyps. Polyps can reproduce asexually by budding, while medusae spawn eggs and sperm to reproduce …
The Life Cycle of a Jellyfish - ThoughtCo
Jul 3, 2019 · The free-swimming ephyra grows in size and gradually turns into an adult jellyfish (known as a medusa) possessing a smooth, translucent bell. Cite this Article. Here's a peek at …
Jellyfish - Wikipedia
Jellyfish have a complex life cycle which includes both sexual and asexual phases, with the medusa being the sexual stage in most instances. Sperm fertilize eggs, which develop into …
How do jellyfish reproduce? What effect does ... - Scientific American
Sep 14, 1998 · Jellyfish reproduction involves several different stages. In the adult, or medusa, stage of a jellyfish, they can reproduce sexually by releasing sperm and eggs into the water, …
Jellyfish Life Cycle: Drifting Through the Stages of Life
The life cycle of a jellyfish consists of four main stages: the fertilization, planula larvae, polyp, and medusa stages. It begins with the fertilization of eggs in the water, developing into planula …
The genome of the jellyfish Clytia hemisphaerica and the evolution …
Mar 11, 2019 · Jellyfish (medusae) are a distinctive life-cycle stage of medusozoan cnidarians. They are major marine predators, with integrated neurosensory, muscular and organ systems.
Jellyfish life cycle (Scyphozoa) - University of California, Merced
Most scyphozoan jellyfishes—including most of the large jellyfish with which many people are familiar—have a two part life cycle: free-swimming medusa and bottom-dwelling polyp …
What makes a jellyfish | Nature Ecology & Evolution
Apr 15, 2019 · All three studies use genomic and transcriptomic analyses to explore gene content and differential gene expression profiles across the life cycle, focusing on which genes are …
The elusive life cycle of scyphozoan jellyfish – metagenesis revisited
Jul 8, 2015 · When resources are abundant and environmental conditions are favourable for growth and reproduction, a motile, pelagic life form (medusa) is maintained whereas when …
Life Cycle of Jellyfish - Virginia Institute of Marine Science
What we think of as the ‘adult’ jellyfish that swims and stings is actually just one lifestage called a medusa. 1. In the Chesapeake Bay, sea nettle medusae will release eggs and sperm into the …