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Red-eye Jellyfish

Polyorchis penicillatus

Description:

A relatively small jellyfish, possibly 1.5 inches long at most? (Official measurements weren't taken) Red "eyes" around base.

Habitat:

Bay waters


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3 Comments

Naturelover
Naturelover 10 months ago

Hey cool photo!

AlexanderStein
AlexanderStein 2 years ago

Nope! You can touch them just fine.

Glenn Petersen
Glenn Petersen 2 years ago

Nice picture! Is this a jellyfish of the "stinging" type? :)

Oregon, USA

Lat: 44.61, Long: -124.01

Spotted on Jul 30, 2010
Submitted on May 16, 2011

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