Adult medusa. The jellyfish Olindas sambaquiensis is common in the southeastern coast of Brazil, especially in winter and autumn. The swimmers known them by their vivid color stinging tentacles.
Named pelagosphaerae, the larvae of many species of sipunculan worms are transparent and swim freely in the water column for months before they become the adult stage which has a vermiform appearance and lives buried in sand or mud.
Medusa adulta. A água-viva Olindias sambaquiensis é comum no litoral Sudeste, sobretudo nos meses de inverno e primavera. É conhecida dos banhistas pelo colorido vívido e pelos tentáculos urticantes.
