Red disk jelly
Poralia rufescens
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Other jellies; Class Scyphozoa
- Diet
- Arrow worms, trachymedusae
- Range
- Worldwide from 1,300 to 20,000 ft. (400–6,000 m)
- Size
- Up to 10 inches (25 cm)
Meet the red disk jelly
Red disk jellies swarm where the midwater meets the seafloor. There, swift currents collect a bounty of food. With trailing tentacles, these jellies snare treats, like smaller jellies and arrow worms.
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