MACRO-MEDUSAS (CNIDARIA: CUBOZOA, HYDROZOA Y SCYPHOZOA) OBSERVADAS EN LAS COSTAS DEL ESTADO NUEVA ESPARTA, VENEZUELA.

An inventory of the main jellyfish distributed in different locations of Nueva Esparta state was made, during years 2009 to 2012. The jellyfish were observed and collected during fishing operations, diving (snorkeling and SCUBA) and stranded on the beach, collecting a total of 30 specimens.. The Class Scyphozoa presented the highest species richness with four families and four species; on the other hand, the Class Cubozoa was represented by two species, while one species was representative of the class Hydrozoa.