Desmonema comatum [Desmonema comatum]
Description
Desmonema comatum is typically encountered as a delicate, plume-like jellyfish. Divers often notice its long, threadlike tentacles and slender body as it hangs in the water, swaying subtly while it captures prey drifting nearby.
Where To See Desmonema comatum
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
|
| Genus |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
|
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