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Swimming performance for three species of jellyfish showing species variation in the durations of contraction (I), relaxation/refilling (II), and the interpulse duration during which thrust from passive energy recapture occurs (III). All three species exhibit enhanced thrust during this third phase. (A) Oblate scyphomedusae, A. aurita. (B) Hydromedusae, Eutonina indicans. (C) Rhizostome, Phyllorhiza punctata. (D) Cumulative swimming distance for all three species.
