Golf Tee Medusa [Aegina citrea]
Description
This delicate, translucent medusa often looks like a tiny “golf tee” rising from the seafloor or drifting just above it. Divers may spot its pale yellow-green tones and trailing tentacles as it gently sways in the current, usually at shallow-to-moderate depths where plankton and small prey are abundant.
Where To See Golf Tee Medusa
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Hydroids
Hydrozoa
|
| Family |
Lobed comb jellies (deepwater ctenophores)
Trachylinae
|
| Genus |
Narcomedusas
Narcomedusae
|
Have a photo of Golf Tee Medusa?
Share your underwater photos with the diving community
Upload Photos