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Long-mouth jelly in the dark sea

Long-mouth jelly

Sarsia apicula

On view
Open Sea
Animal type
Invertebrates
Ecosystem
Deep sea
Relatives
Other jellies; Order: Anthoathecata
Diet
Plankton
Range
From the surface to 1,300 ft. (400 m) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Size
Up to 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) in length and 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) wide

Meet the long-mouth jelly

This jelly stings for their supper. A long-mouth jelly trails four tentacles behind their bell to comb the water for food. Stinging cells stun plankton and hold them tight. Then that tubular mouth swings over to slurp up a meal.

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