Key Identification Features
- Unlike most jellyfish, which have a circular bell, the lion's mane jellyfish's bell is split into eight distinct lobes, giving it an eight-point star shape.
- The lion's mane jellyfish has a one-year lifespan with four distinct life stages: larval, polyp, ephyrae, and medusa.
- In young individuals, the four corners of the mouth extend into separate, distinct arm-like appendages.
- It is smaller than fulva, and is especially distinguished by its pink coloration.
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