Bloodybelly comb jelly

Taxobox
name = Bloodybelly comb jelly
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Ctenophora
classis = Tentaculata
ordo = Lobata
familia = Lampoctenidae
genus = "Lampocteis"
species = "L. cruentiventer"
binomial = "Lampocteis cruentiventer"

The Bloodybelly Comb Jelly ("Lampocteis cruentiventer") is a variety of Ctenophore (simple marine animals), commonly known as comb jelly. Despite its name, this particularly stunning comb jelly ranges in body color from deep red to pale to deep purple, sometimes black. Scientists believe that the deep color of its belly helps mask the Bloodybelly Comb Jelly's bioluminescence from potential predators. [ [http://www.montereybayaquarium.com/efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=0&hab=9&inhab=162 Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide ] ]

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