Nervous system
Jellyfish, comb jellies, and related animals have diffuse nerve nets rather than a central nervous system. In most jellyfish the nerve net is spread more or less evenly across the body; in comb jellies it is concentrated near the mouth. The nerve nets consist of sensory neurons, which pick up chemical, tactile, and visual signals; motor neurons, which can activate contractions of the body wall; and intermediate neurons, which detect patterns of activity in the sensory neurons and, in response, send signals to groups of motor neurons. In some cases groups of intermediate neurons are clustered into discrete ganglia.
Cyanea nozaki
A number of species of juvenile fish associate with this jellyfish, making use of the protection provided by its stinging tentacles. The razorbelly scad ("Alepes kleinii") and Malabar trevally ("Carangoides malabaricus") are two such fish; large numbers of tiny fish congregate around and among the fine tentacles. Each fish either avoids touching the tentacles or is relatively unaffected by their mild sting, and if the jellyfish is netted, the little fishes stay with it and may get more heavily stung, and consequently die. As they get larger, the fish leave the jellyfish and live independently.