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The blue seafaring colonies are themselves asexual, though they bud off tiny transparent medusas that are thought to go to the deep sea and reproduce sexually there, Stajner said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Vivid hues that evoked the sea beds and headwear that resembled medusas continued the theme.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

But not all marine lakes have medusas, the bell-shape organisms you probably think of when the word "jellyfish" comes to mind.

From National Geographic • Feb. 28, 2018

The ephyra grow into medusas, the mature forms of the jellyfish.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

I likewise marveled at the numerous medusas, including the most beautiful of their breed, the compass jellyfish, unique to the Falkland seas.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.