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Some interesting jellyfish (jellies) not in Hawaii's Sea Creatures

The following Bishop Museum lists of Hawaii species are available online:
Scyphozoa (jellyfish))

Hydrozoa (hydroids & siphonophores

LUMINESCENT JELLYFISH Pelagia noctiluca
     This species is illustrated in my book but rarely seen in Hawaii. This blog entry by Peter Krottje describes his and a friend's encounter (she got stung) with several of these beasts off Mahukona on the Big Island

https://onebreathkohala.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/the-pink-menace/

"GIANT JELLYFISH"

Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921
     Large scyphozoans such as this are rare in Hawaiian waters. This animal, originally described from the Philippines in 1921, is believed to have been introduced accidentally to Hawai`i. It was first recorded here in the early 1980s. The specimen in the photo, about 2 ft. across, was collected in Kane`ohe Bay, O`ahu, in February 2001 and photographed in a large holding tank at the Waikiki Aquarium. Dr. Bruce Carlson in the background.

Honolulu Star Bulletin article

Here's another photo of what is probably the same species taken by Robert Johnson in 2011, also in Kane`ohe Bay. It was smaller, maybe 18 inches across. Video too!