Staurozoa
Basic Characteristics:
-Members of the class are all marine.
-formally classified into the order Stauromedusae (class Scyphozoa).
-there are about 100 species.
-Members of the class are all marine.
-formally classified into the order Stauromedusae (class Scyphozoa).
-there are about 100 species.
*Body Form:
-The body is goblet shaped with eight tentacle clusters.
-The end of the Staurozoa away from the mouth (aboral) attaches to things like rocks and seaweed.
-The end of the Staurozoa away from the mouth (aboral) attaches to things like rocks and seaweed.
*Reproduction:
-Sexual reproduction results in the formation of planula larvae (free-swimming).
-The planula attaches to a rock or seaweed and begins the phase of maturing into an adult.
-The adult Staurozoa have been found to somersault by alternating between their bases that attach to things and their tentacles, but they rarely drift freely.
-The planula attaches to a rock or seaweed and begins the phase of maturing into an adult.
-The adult Staurozoa have been found to somersault by alternating between their bases that attach to things and their tentacles, but they rarely drift freely.