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202-786-2815
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Caption: Hitch-hiking jelly fish (Vallentinia gabriellae), from Indian River Lagoon, Florida,
can grow up to 12 in diameter and has two types of tenacles: marginal and exumbrellar tentacles. They contain stinging cells used to destablize preys.
Photo courtesy: Duane De Freese, Hubbs Sea
World.
Credit: © Smithsonian Institution
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