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Old 03-10-2005, 03:30 AM   #11
MyraVan
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Default Re: freshwater jellyfish??

If you read this:
http://nsm1.nsm.iup.edu/tpeard/thing.htm
you'll find out that these things aren't true jellyfish; they didn't evolve from marine jellyfish. They are more closely related to hydras than marine jellyfish. It's one example of convergent evolution, where things that live in similar environments may look very similar, although they aren't closely related.
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