Taxa
- Domain: Eukaryotic
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Ctenophora
- Class: Tentaculata
- Order: Lobata
- Family: Lampotenidae
- Genus: Lampoceteis
- Specie: cruentivernter
Description
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- Red belly
- can grow six inches in width
- has tentacles that light up
- invisible in deep water
- has small hair like cicila all over the body
Where does the Blood Belly Comb Jellyfish live?
- mid-deep sea
- bloodbelly comb jellyfish live 984 - 3281 feet deep in the ocean
- usually found in Pacific Ocean
What does the Blood Belly CombJellyfish eat?
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- diet is unknown for sure
- small insects
- plankton
Is the Blood Belly Comb Jellyfish prey?
- no because it is nearly invisible in dark waters
- BloodBelly Comb Jellyfish stay in dark water often
Symbiotic Reltionship?
- Not known to share symbiotic relationship with any organism
Close Relatives?
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- other comb jellies
- close relatives are unsure because the BloodBelly Comb Jellyfish is not cnidiarian
- close relatives are probably cyaippids (living in Cretaceous Period)
Citations
- "Bloodybelly Comb Jelly." Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, 2013. Web. 29 May 2013. <http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=Z5SIVkZ+n+UqyCBGk8aVMQ==>.
- Candace. "The Bloodybelly Comb Jelly." TSTPtv RSS. Nature Blog Network, 2013. Web. 28 May 2013. <http://thestickytongue.org/2010/06/12/the-bloodybelly-comb-jelly/>.