Beaded comb jelly
Euplokamis sp.
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Other comb jellies; Phylum: Ctenophora
- Diet
- Small crustaceans
- Range
- From the surface to 9,200 feet (2,800 m) in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
- Size
- Up to 0.8 inches (2 cm) in length
Meet the beaded comb jelly
This jelly fishes for their meals. The "beads" on their two dangling tentacles are coiled branches that flick out to catch tiny crustaceans. Then the jelly uses the tentacles to reel in the captured prey.
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