Spotted jelly

Spotted jelly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Rhizostomeae
Family:	Mastigiidae
Genus:	Mastigias
Species:	M. papua
Binomial name
Mastigias papua

The Spotted Jelly or Lagoon Jelly (Mastigias papua) is a species of jellyfish. It lives mainly in the southern Pacific Ocean. Instead of one single mouth, they appear to have several smaller mouth openings in their oral arms. These feed on zooplankton. ^[1]

In Japan--especially along Pacific coast areas--these are sold as novelty pets, along with photoautotrophic phytoplankton, and are called takokurage (タコクラゲ), or "octopod" or "rammer" jellies.

They seem to have a lifespan of approximately 4 months and are active primarily in mid-summer to early-fall. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Lagoon jelly at the New England Aquarium.

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  Spotted Jellyfish Mastigias papua at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

External links

• Animaldiversity entry
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Field Guide

Footnotes

1. ^ Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide
2. ^ (Japanese) 新しい顔ぶれ

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