Many-tentacled jellyfish

Many-tentacled jellyfish

The Many-tentacled jellyfish ("Zygodactyla groenlandica") is a medusa jellyfish found off the Atlantic coastline of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Reaching a maximum diameter of roughly five inches, specimens have been found with more than a hundred tentacles, earning the jellyfish its name. Specimens found in northern waters tend to be transparent, while those found farther south are tinted pink.

References

*Goodwin, G; Bogert, C M; Gilliard, E; Coates, C W; "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life", Odham Books, 1961. Volume 13, p. 1666.


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