Desmonema glaciale [Desmonema glaciale]
Description
This species is a cold-water jelly that divers in polar or subpolar regions may encounter as a pale, gelatinous form with trailing tentacles. It tends to be most noticeable when it drifts into view, then fades back into the water column as it’s carried by currents.
Where To See Desmonema glaciale
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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