scyphozoan

scyphozoan

1. A stinging jellyfish, especially a scyphozoan (Dactylometra quinquecirrha) of the tropical Atlantic.

刺水母：带刺的水母，尤指热带大西洋的（海刺）的钵水母纲动物

2. A scyphozoan jellyfish of the genus Cyanea, especially the largest jellyfish, C. arctica, which usually grows to more than 3.6 meters (12 feet) wide and has tentacles over 30 meters (100 feet) long.

海蜇：一种霞水母属真水母，尤指最大型的水母北极水母，通常可以长到3.6米(12英尺）宽，触须能够达到30多米(100英尺）长

3. In scyphozoan jellyfish, the free-swimming medusa form is the dominant stage, with the sessile polyp form found only during larval development.

自由游泳的水母见于各海洋，包括常见的沿海岸线漂流的盘形动物(如甲壳动物)。