Contents
Introducing the Jellyfish
Introducing the Ocean
About This Book
Chapter One. Jellyfish Anatomy
Portuguese Man-of-war and Blue Bottle
Prism Jellies
Giant Heart Jelly
Clapper Jelly
Fire Bodies
Sea Gooseberry
Lizard-tail Jellyfish
Upside-down Jellyfish
Deadly Box Jellyfish
Lion's Mane Jellies
Chapter Two. Jellyfish Life History
Immortal Jellyfish
Stalked Jellyfish
Sailors on the Wind
Platyctenes
Tadpole Larva
Battering Ram Jellies
Gorgons of the Pond
Herpes Jellyfish
Purple People Eater
Brackish Goddess
Chapter Three. Jellyfish Taxonomy and Evolution
Black Sea Nettle
Bazinga!
Bonaire Banded Box Jelly
Purple Ropy Jelly
Three-legged Box Jelly
A Pelagic Stauromedusa
Enigmatic Fossil "Medusae"
Wheel Salps
Moon Jellyfish
Venus's Girdles
Chapter Four. Jellyfish Ecology
Irukandji Jellyfish
Hula Skirt Siphonophore
Australian Spotted Jellyfish
Spotted Jelly
Freshwater Jellyfish
Jellies with Bite
Santa's Hat Jelly
Flying Saucer Jellyfish
Leaf-crawler Jellies
Splendid Bell Jelly
Chapter Five. Our Relationship with Jellyfish
Nomura's Giant Jellyfish
Sea Walnut
The Nobel Jelly
Pseudo-Irukandji
Sea Tomato
Obelia
Long Stingy Stringy Thingy
Common Salp
Blue Blubber
Atlantic Sea Nettle
Glossary
Further Resources
Index
Picture Credits
Acknowledgments