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Spotted Jelly, (Mastigias papua), Rhizostomeae, Mastigiidae
Code Number:
AAJV01P13_09
Title:
Spotted Jelly, (Mastigias papua), Rhizostomeae, Mastigiidae
This jelly gets its brownish hue due to algae living in its tissues. It is able to get extra nourishment from this algae to supplement its diet of tiny animal plankton.
Range: southern Pacific Ocean

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Mastigiidae
Genus: Mastigias
Species: Mastigias papua
Keywords:
Spotted Jelly (Mastigias papua), Lagoon Jelly, Scyphozoa, Jellyfish, Jellies, Cnidarians, Invertebrate, Water, Sealife, Animal, Carnivorous, Carnivores, Animalia, Cnidaria, Mnemiopsis, species, Aquatic, Sealife, underwater, translucent, Mysterious, Mystical, Sea Life
Image by:
Wernher Krutein

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