Figure 1
From: Transcriptome profiling of the dynamic life cycle of the scypohozoan jellyfish Aurelia aurita
Life-cycle stages of Aurelia. (A) Life-cycle scheme depicting sexual reproduction of mature medusa and asexual proliferation of the polyp. (B − G) Photographs of the six analysed stages: planula (B), polyp (C), early strobila (D), advanced strobila (E), ephyra (F) and mature medusa (G). The dashed line in G represents the excised part of the medusa that was used for RNA-seq. Bar in B, 50 μm and in C − F, 500 μm.