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blood-belly Comb Jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer)
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Description: Lampocteis is a monotypic genus of comb jellies, the only genus in family Lampoctenidae. The sole species in this new genus is Lampocteis cruentiventer, the bloodbelly comb jelly. This ctenop was first collected in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, in 1979. It was described to science in 2001. Two morphological differences separating it from previously known comb jellies warranted the naming of a new family for this animal. This mesopelagic jelly ranges in color from deep red, purple, or black to pale purple. The deep color of its belly may mask the animals bioluminescence to hide it from potential predators. Its combs, rows of cilia on its body, have a sparkling iridescence. Typically specimens collected have been 1.5 cm - 16 cm in length & 1.2 cm - 10 cm in width. Comb jellies do not sting & recent studies have shown that they are not actually cnidarians. In fact scientists do not know what the comb jellies ancestors are.
Uploaded By: femcat38
Date: 11/18/2011
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