Desmonema gaudichaudi [Desmonema gaudichaudi]
Description
Divers may recognize Desmonema gaudichaudi by its elegant, filamentous appearance and long, trailing tentacles. It’s usually seen drifting with the current—an understated but beautiful jellyfish that can look like a thin, moving ribbon in the water.
Where To See Desmonema gaudichaudi
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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