The Blue Jelly
Cyanea lamarckii Scientific Name: Porpita Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydrozoa Location: The Blue Jelly is mainly locatied in the Atlantic, Austrailia, and Indo-Pasific oceans. Habitat:The Blue Jelly float on the surface of the ocean, feed on dead or living organisms. Fun Facts: 1) The Blue Jelly normally grows to about 1.5 inches across 2)The Blue Jelly release both sperm and egg into water, oned fertilized it turns into a larvea and them metomorphiseses for reproduction 3)Their life cycle:The egg of the Blue Jelly is fertilized which metomorphosises in the ocean that becomes an adult and live around six to eight months. 4)In Asia, this venomous jelly is considered a culinary delicacy The Blue Jelly is not endangered. Human Impact: The Blue Jelly puts debree in the water. Citations: http://www.marine-conservation.org.uk/ukjellyfish.html http://www.ecomare.nl/index.php?id=3602&L=2 http://www.jellyfish.ie/irish_sea_jellyfish.asp http://www.lifestyles100.com/artic |