Lemon jelly
Aegina citrea
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Other hydrozoans; Order: Narcomedusa
- Diet
- Gelatinous zooplankton (including hydromedusae, ctenophores, salps, and larvaceans)
- Range
- From 260 to 8,500 feet (80 to 2,600 m) in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
- Size
- Up to 1 inch (24 mm) diameter
Meet the lemon jelly
This golden beauty glides through open water by squeezing their bell. The quicker the pulse, the faster the jelly moves to avoid predators or catch prey.
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