Lobed comb jellies (deepwater ctenophores) [Trachylinae]

Lobed comb jellies (deepwater ctenophores)
Description

Trachylinae are typically deepwater comb jellies, so sightings are more likely during night dives or in clear water with good visibility. Divers may see slow-moving, gelatinous forms with distinctive lobes, often appearing like soft, drifting lanterns in the beam of a light.

Genera
Narcomedusas
Narcomedusas

Narcomedusae

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
Order Hydroids
Hydrozoa
Statistics
  • Genera 1