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Sea Gooseberry

Pleurobrachia sp.

Description:

The cilia on the combs move, refracting light and making it appear that the jellyfish lights up.

Habitat:

Marina

Notes:

Similar to this one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/214...

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5 Comments

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

Thanks for your help. I figured jellyfish, especially small ones like these would be difficult to ID

Heather R
Heather R 7 years ago

It's definitely a comb jelly/sea gooseberry. I would say genus Pleurobrachia, but I cannot tell the species. It seems to be missing a tentacle.

Mary Alliston Butt
Mary Alliston Butt 7 years ago

I think it is a species of Comb Jelly (Ctenophora), though it is hard to tell which one.

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

Thank you James!

James McNair
James McNair 7 years ago

Exquisite

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

South Portland, Maine, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2016
Submitted on May 31, 2016

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