Desmonema scoresbyanna [Desmonema scoresbyanna]
Description
Divers may recognize this jelly by its delicate, trailing tentacles and its overall “floating” look in the water. In the right light, it can appear almost ghostlike, moving slowly with the flow and occasionally coming into sharp view before drifting away.
Where To See Desmonema scoresbyanna
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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