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Cnidaria:Medusozoa:Scyphozoa
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This taxonomic and ecological overview of scyphozoan jellyfish in India describes their habitat range from shallow coastal to abyssal depths, their role as trophic links between benthic and pelagic production and higher predators, and their human significance in aquaculture and medicine. The entry notes that jellyfish mucus has been proposed to reduce microplastic pollution in water bodies by binding particles and facilitating their removal.
Scyphozoans of IndiaCnidaria: Scyphozoa Endemism: No endemism has been reported from India.Habitat: They are found in all oceanic and brackish waters environment from shallow coastal region to abyssal region of about 5000 m.Ecological Significance: They are important trophic link coupling benthic and pelagic primary production to higher-level predators and humans, and are important carbon exporters from nearshore to neritic and offshore waters.Human Significance: Jellyfishes have significance role in various aspects such as pets in marine aquarium, effector fertilisers, jellyfish mucus can reduce and save water bodies from microplastic pollution.Jellyfish protein (Mucin) with the property to retain moisture is used as artificial tears, and also used in space research as an experimental specimen to observe the developmental stages of growth in microgravity.A few large jellyfish species in the order Rhizostomeae constitute an important food in Chinese cooking.
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