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Jellyfish & hydroids

Crystal Jelly

Aequorea victoria

Also known as: Crystal Medusa, Sea Jelly, Sea Jellies

Adult
@fishx6 · Monterey Bay Aquarium, United States · April 20231 / 2
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Overview

Found in open waters, both inshore and offshore of the ocean, sometimes in large numbers.
Diameter - 25cm
Widespread North Atlantic, NorthPacific, Mediterranean

Jellyfish are 95% water.
They have no heart, brain, blood, or gills. The body of the Jellyfish is called a bell. They do have a mouth, tentacles and arms around their mouth. They use their arms around their mouth to help sense and find food that ends up inside their mouth.

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How to identify

Body shape
bellfilaments
Behaviour
open water

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific, Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean
  • Country only · 2
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Found in open waters, both inshore and offshore of the ocean, sometimes in large numbers.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumCnidaria
    3. classHydrozoa
    4. orderLeptothecata
    5. familyAequoreidae
    6. genusAequorea
    7. speciesAequorea victoria (Murbach & Shearer, 1902)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Leptothecata