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Summary
In biology, a medusa (plural: medusae) is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shaped like an umbrella.

1. Desmonema Annasethe (Haeckel) = Cyanea annasethe Haeckel, 1880, adult 2. Desmonema Annasethe (Haeckel) = Cyanea annasethe Haeckel, 1880, bell of adult from below, tentacles and most other appendages removed, retaining gonads (top left) and mouth veils (bottom); top right: cut open to show stomach 3. Floscula Promethea (Haeckel) = Floresca sp.?, juvenile 4. Chrysaora mediterranea (Peron) = Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767), adult English: Haeckel named D. annasethe after his wife Anna Sethe, who died the year before Haeckel observed the organism. Türkçe: Ortada (1 ve 2), Haeckel'in eşi Anna Sethe'nin ölümünden 1 yıl sonra gözlemlediği ve eşinin anısına isimlendirdiği D. annasethe medüzüne ait resimler görülüyor. English: Kunstformen der Natur (1904), plate 8: Discomedusae Türkçe: Kunstformen der Natur (Doğanın Sanatsal Biçimleri) (1904), adlı kitabında yer alan 8. levhada: Discomedusae Author: Original: Ernst Haeckel. Scan: Ragesoss. Cleanup: Ilmari Karonen. Kunstformen der Natur (German for Artforms of Nature) Artist Ernst Haeckel, 1904