Umbrella (biology)
As Umbrella (of English. Umbrella ), the bell shape is jellyfish called. The curved surface is called the exumbrella , the concave underside is called the subumbrella . The bell is made up of three acellular and two cellular layers:
- Epithelium of the exumbrella, consists of highly flattened cells with no contractile fibers
- Radial canals made up of proteoglycans , glycoproteins , collagen fibrils and lots of water
- the thinner inner mesogloea.
- Flattened epithelial cells containing striated myofibrils. They perform the rhythmic swimming movement of the bell.