Hitch-Hiking Jelly Fish (<i>Vallentinia gabriellae</i>) (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Hitch-Hiking Jelly Fish (<i>Vallentinia gabriellae</i>)

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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.

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