Common Name- Comb Jellies
Scientific Name- Bolinopsis infundibulum
Class- Tentaculata
Location- All throughout the ocean; mostly North Atlantic Ocean
Description of habitat- Can be found on any depth and location where current may bring it.
Facts-
1) Maximum length is 16 cm.
2) Similar in many ways to jellyfish but lack stinging cnidae
3) Comb jellies are efficient predators, consuming zooplankton such as fish eggs, copepods, amphipods, and larvae
4) Hermaphroditic
They are not endangered or threatened. Jellyfish populations in areas that are simultaneously experiencing multiple stresses, such as rising temperatures and pollution have spread into non-native habitats by ships, and are experiencing rapid growth and reproduction of many jellyfish species.
Citations:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/jellyfish/textonly/swarms_seastingsback.jsp
http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/ctenophora.html
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/jellyfish-leidys-comb-jelly
Scientific Name- Bolinopsis infundibulum
Class- Tentaculata
Location- All throughout the ocean; mostly North Atlantic Ocean
Description of habitat- Can be found on any depth and location where current may bring it.
Facts-
1) Maximum length is 16 cm.
2) Similar in many ways to jellyfish but lack stinging cnidae
3) Comb jellies are efficient predators, consuming zooplankton such as fish eggs, copepods, amphipods, and larvae
4) Hermaphroditic
They are not endangered or threatened. Jellyfish populations in areas that are simultaneously experiencing multiple stresses, such as rising temperatures and pollution have spread into non-native habitats by ships, and are experiencing rapid growth and reproduction of many jellyfish species.
Citations:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/jellyfish/textonly/swarms_seastingsback.jsp
http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/ctenophora.html
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/jellyfish-leidys-comb-jelly