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Aequorea tenuis (Agassiz 1862)

Aequorea tenuis

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Aequorea tenuis, or the flat jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan found off the coastline of mainland North America. It reaches only two inches in diameter, with more than eighty fine tentacles. As with several other species of Aequorea, these jellyfish bioluminesce from the base of their tentacles when disturbed.

References

  • Goodwin, G; Bogert, C M; Gilliard, E; Coates, C W; "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life", Odham Books, 1961. Volume 13, p. 1666.
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Aequorea tenuis: Brief Summary

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Aequorea tenuis, or the flat jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan found off the coastline of mainland North America. It reaches only two inches in diameter, with more than eighty fine tentacles. As with several other species of Aequorea, these jellyfish bioluminesce from the base of their tentacles when disturbed.

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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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