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image of cubomedusa, Carybdea sivickisi

A female Carybdea sivickisi cubomedusa (Okinawa, Japan), laterally compressed like a Chinese lantern on the substrate with its banded tentacles folded inside the bell.

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Cheryl (Lewis) AmesResearch Assistant


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  • E-mail: amesc@si.edu

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    Responsibilities: Research Assistant, Deep-Sea and Mid-water Invertebrates

    Education:
    Queen’s University, CANADA, B.S.
    University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, JAPAN, M.S.

    Research Interests: Jellyfish reproduction and behavior, and mid-water cephalopods

    Professional Activities: Participant in Cnidarian Tree of Life Project, Japan 2006

    Selected Publications:
    Lewis, C. & Long, T.A.F., 2005. Courtship and reproduction in Carybdea sivickisi (Cnidaria: Cubozoa). Marine Biology, 147, 477-483.

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