Comb jellies (Ctenophores) [Cydippidae]

Comb jellies (Ctenophores)
Description

Cydippid comb jellies are often seen as floating, translucent blobs with delicate, shimmering “combs” that help them move through the water. Divers may notice them drifting near the surface or in midwater, sometimes with a faint, iridescent glow.

Genera
Cat's Eyes
Cat's Eyes

Pleurobrachia

Taxonomy
Phylum Comb Jellies
Ctenophora
Class Tentaculates
Tentaculata
Order Cydippid comb jellies
Cydippida
Statistics
  • Genera 1