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Pacific sea nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

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Species Type:

Invertebrates

Common Name(s):

Pacific sea nettle

Size:

The bell of these jellies can reach one foot (30 centimeters) in diameter.

Diet:

These jellies eat a variety of different foods including zooplankton, fish eggs, snails and other jellies.

Range & Habitat:

The Pacific sea nettle can be found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Details:

These sea jellies are bright orange and large. They have a translucent bell (head) with 24 long, thin tentacles and four more pale, spiraling arms for capturing and feeding on prey. They have basic light-sensing eyes called “ocelli,” but they don’t see images like humans do.