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∎∎Box Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cubozoa
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: Fluther, smack
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Up to 1 years
SIZE: 10 feet long; 10 inches across
WEIGHT: Up to 4.4 pounds
Trivia and Facts about Box Jellyfish:
-You can find box jellyfish at Australian warm coastal waters.
-Box jellyfishes consist of around 51 species as of 2018.
-The venom of box jellyfish lies on there tentacles.
-Box jellyfish can shrink upto 30% in 24 hrs if they don't feed.
-They swim for about 6 meters in just a minute.
∎∎Crystal Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aequorea victoria
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Copepod
GROUP NAME: Smack
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: More than two years in the exhibit.
SIZE: Up to 10 inches
HABITAT: Open water
Trivia and Facts about Crystal Jellyfish:
-The size of crystal jellyfish mouth can expand half of there size
-The Nobel Prize that has been won in the discovery of protein was year 2008
-Their sting cant cause harm to human
-Crystal jellyfish are both asexual and sexual reproduction and both male and female.
-If their population will grew bigger, they will cannibalize each other to keep the population.
-This jellyfish are colorless and transparent.
∎∎Bloodybelly Comb Jellyfish∎∎
"Although it looks like a heart, the red center of the dramatic bloodybelly comb jelly is actually its stomach. Red disappears in this jelly's dark, deep-sea habitat, and biologists believe its colorful stomach hides bioluminescent prey that, if still glowing, could make the jelly into a meal as well." -Monterey Bay Aquarium
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampocteis cruentiventer
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Carnivore
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: 2-3 years in captivity
SIZE: Depth range is from 984 to 3,320 feet, Length of six inches.
HABITAT: Deep Sea
Trivia and Facts about Bloodybelly Comb Jellyfish:
++Credits to monterey bay aquarium ++
-Scientists believe the bloodybelly's red belly helps mask bioluminescent light from the prey it swallows. A predator with a glowing gut could easily become prey.
-The bloodbelly's depth range is from 984 to 3,320 feet.
-This jelly grows to a length of six inches.
-The genus name Lampoctena derives from the Greek roots for "brilliant comb," referring to the bright iridescence diffracted from the animal's comb rows.
∎∎Cauliflower Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cephea cephea
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Consists of plankton, algae, shrimp and invertebrate eggs.
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Less than 6 months
SIZE: Bell reaches 7.8 inches tall and a diameter of 6.7 inches
HABITAT: Bays, lagoons, and estuaries
Trivia and Facts about Cauliflower Jellyfish:
++credits to crittersquad.com++
-If a Crown Jellyfish is attacked, they can startle and distract their predators with their light.
-Crown Jellyfish are 95% water.
-Crown Jellyfish have no heart, brain, blood or gills.
-Crowned Jellyfish are a delicacy in Japan and China.
-Crowned Jellyfish are carnivorous.
∎∎White- Spotted Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phyllorhiza punctata
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Microschopic Plankton
GROUP NAME: Swarms or Smacks
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Up to 7 years
SIZE: Up to 20 inches
HABITAT: Native to the warm, tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, from Oceania through East Asia.
Trivia and Facts about White- Spotted Jellyfish:
-known as filter-feeders, They can more than 50 cubic meters (1,766 cubic feet) of seawater every day!
- Their predators are the commonly sea turtles and snails.
∎∎Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chrysaora achlyos
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Copepods, Larval fishes, Planktonic Crustaceans, Fish Eggs, Pelagic Tunicates, Ctenophores (comb jellies), and other jellies.
SIZE: Up to 3 feet (.9 m) and oral arms extending to 20 feet (6 m)
HABITAT: Open waters
Trivia and Facts about Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish:
-Scientists named this jelly in 1997
-The black sea nettle was the largest invertebrate discovered in the 20th century!
-The black sea nettle provides the Pacific butterfish with food and protection. The silvery butterfish feeds on the plankton the jelly gathers. When danger approaches, the butterfish hides inside the jelly's bell.
-The black sea nettle was the largest invertebrate given a scientific name in the 20th century and that did not occur until 71 years after it was discovered.
∎∎Fried Egg Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phacellophora camtschatica
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Other jellies.
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: about half a year
SIZE: Bell up to 2 feet (61 cm) in diameter; tentacles extending 20 feet (6 m) in length
HABITAT: Open waters
Trivia and Facts about Fried Egg Jellyfish:
++credits to oceana.org website++
-Sometimes small animals like crabs hitch a ride on top of and inside the jellyfish's bell, tucked away from the stingers.
-Fried Egg Jellyfish only live for about half a year, from summer to winter.
- They reproduce in warm waters, asexually producing tiny medusae (aka baby jellies).
-Primarily found in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Aegean Seas, but can sometimes swim out to the Atlantic Ocean.
-Researchers think their short life cycle is an adaption to their highly seasonal environment.
∎∎Flower Hat Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Olindias formosa
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Mostly small fishes and some marine invertebrates.
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Four to Six months
SIZE: Up to 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter
HABITAT: Coastal waters
Trivia and Facts about Flower Hat Jellyfish:
-The flower hat jellyfish can grow or shrink according to the available food supply. If the cupboard is bare, jellies can "de-grow," shrinking in size so they need less food. They can re-grow again when food is more plentiful.(lochten,2014)
∎∎Narcomedusae Jellyfish∎∎
-They live inside their mother's as parasites. They feed on what their mother intake. Narcomedusae jellyfish can leave inside their mother and find another different type of species and make it as their host.
∎∎Pink Meanie Jellyfish∎∎
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Drymonema larsoni
TYPE: Invertebrates
DIET: Moon jelly (Aurelia)
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Pelagia noctiluca
SIZE: Can grow as size of hippo
HABITAT: Warm waters
Trivia and Facts about Pink Meanie Jellyfish:
-Drymonema larsoni, named after scientist Ron Larson, who did some of the first work on the species in the Caribbean.
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