image: This image shows the life cycle of Aurelia aurita. view more . Credit: <i>Current Biology</i>, Fuchs et al. Those free-swimming jellyfish in the sea don't start out in that familiar medusa ...

Life cycle of a jellyfish (and a way to control it) Date: January 16, 2014 Source: Cell Press Summary: Those free-swimming jellyfish in the sea don't start out in that familiar medusa form, but ...

Jellyfish change form significantly as they move through their life cycle. “Jellyfish release eggs and sperm into the ocean where they get fertilised,” explains Miranda. “The fertilised egg changes ...