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A group of wigdroid jellies in dark water

Wigdroid jelly

Earleria corachloeae

Not on exhibit
Animal type
Invertebrates
Ecosystem
Deep sea
Relatives
Other cnidarians; Family: Mitrocomidae
Diet
Zooplankton
Range
From 1,000 to 5,900 ft. (300–1,800 m) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Size
Up to 0.70 inches (18 mm) diameter and 0.24 inches (6 mm) height

Meet the wigdroid jelly

This jelly finds a clever home. Many jellies start out as tiny tube-shaped polyps, hanging out on the seafloor. The midwater doesn’t offer any hard surfaces for shelter, so this jelly’s polyps make their home on the heads of live shrimp instead.

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