Winged comb jelly
Callianira spp.
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Phylum: Ctenophora
- Diet
- Copepods and krill
- Range
- Worldwide from the surface to 1,300 ft. (400 m)
- Size
- Total length with tentacles to 3.9 inches (9.8 cm)
Meet the winged comb jelly
Can you spot the pair of tentacles trailing behind this comb jelly’s “wings”? They’re covered in tiny mucus-coated branches. As this comb jelly swims through the midwater, drifting plankton smack into those sticky tentacles and become a snack.
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