Fragile Comb Jelly

Found in the icy waters of the Arctic, Comb Jellies, or ctenophores like this one, of the Aulacoctena genus, are poorly known animals. With extremely fragile bodies, they are difficult to capture intact.

Comb jellies have fragile bodies and are difficult to capture.
K. Raskoff, Monterey Peninsula College, Hidden Ocean 2005, NOAA

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Wow! I keep seeing all these

Wow! I keep seeing all these creature I have never seen before! This is an awesome site if I want to be a Marine Biologist! And I DO! =D This jelly is magnificant!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 8:18am.

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