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ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE 



A northern jelly-fish which is an occasional 

 visitor to the New Jersey shores. In early July, 

 1935, the ocean at Cape May was abnormally cold 

 (58°) and an unusual abundance of this form was 

 noted. 



Fig. io 

 Aurelia aurita Fabricius 



Fig. 7 

 Aurelia aurita Fabricius 



Stomolophus meleagris Agassiz 



(Root-mouthed 

 Jelly-fish) 



PLATE III. Fi 



Hemispherical, about 8 inches in diameter; no 

 marginal tentacles; the oral lobes extend from the 

 underside of the umbrella and fuse to form a mouth; 

 this hanging mouth somewhat resembles a root, 



