Female medusa. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. 5/23/2014. © Peter J. Bryant and Taylor Sais.
Hydrozoan: Medusa with four unbranched tentacles
Bougainvillia sp. specimens matched by DNA Barcode; BOLD Index Number ACR4184
The medusa has four oral tentacles and four marginal bulbs each bearing one unbranched tentacle. Vannucci and Rees, 1960
Hydrozoa: Bougainvilliidae
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Female medusa. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. 5/23/2014. © Peter J. Bryant and Taylor Sais.
Female medusa. Newport Pier, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/22/13. © Peter J. Bryant and Taylor Sais. B06
Female medusa. Newport Pier, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 2/4/15. G09
Female medusa. Newport Pier, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 12/23/14. E08
Female medusa. Balboa Island at Coral Street, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/5/15. E09
Male? medusa. Newport Pier, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/22/15. B11