Stauromedusae

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Stauromedusae are a distinctive order of stalked, sessile jellyfish that attach to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters rather than swimming freely like typical medusae.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Stauromedusae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of cnidarians
sessile jellyfish
stalked jellyfish
attachesTo macroalgae
marine substrates
rocks
seagrasses
bodyForm medusa
bodyOrientation oral end directed upward
class Staurozoa
commonName stalked jellyfish
diet small crustaceans
zooplankton
distinguishedFrom typical planktonic jellyfish
distribution Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
doesNot form free-swimming medusae like typical scyphozoans
environment marine
feedingType carnivorous
foundIn intertidal zones
subtidal zones
habitat cold shallow marine waters
polar coastal zones
temperate coastal zones
hasLifeHabit attached to substrate throughout adult life
hasOrgan tentacles with nematocysts
hasStructure adhesive basal disc
stalk-like peduncle
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
mobility sessile
movement do not swim actively
phylum Cnidaria
previouslyClassifiedAs Scyphozoa
recognizedAs distinct medusozoan lineage
reproduction planula larval stage
sexual reproduction
scientificNameAuthorship Haeckel, 1879 (as a group of medusae)
subphylum Medusozoa
symmetry radial symmetry
taxonRank order
temperaturePreference cold-water

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Staurozoa notableOrder Stauromedusae
Scyphozoa includesOrder Stauromedusae