july: BURGESSOMEDUSA PHASMIFORMIS burgessomedusa is the oldest jellyfish fossil found. this cnidarian was habiting the oceans more than 500 million years ago. the name phasmiformis stems from the species' ghostlike shape, but it has also been stated that its in reference to the pac-man ghosts too. august: RED PAPER LANTERN JELLYFISH red paper lantern jellyfish got its name after its bell which crinkles and stretches out as the jelly "swims" through the ocean resembling a real paper lantern. it is an arguably beautiful and impressive sea creature. evidently many small ocean critters think so too, because they often choose this hydrozoan as their home.