What kind of Jellyfish is this
- Thread starter MMM33732
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Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Can't really tell with that photo. I can't see tentacles or anything other than a pile of jelly. My first asumption was a box jellyfish, but again I can't see enough of it to say for certain.
MMM33732
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I've never seen or noticed any tentacles in person on these either. Only distinguishable markings I've noticed are the longer bands going from its crown down its entire bell you can see in the pic. I haven't come across a pic of one like this yet. They can't be rare as I've seen them a few times and and plenty of them too. All while snorkeling in common places.
There are no box jellies in the Carribean. Could be a sea wasp, a close relative of the box jelly.
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri) is a box jellyfish,
... but after researching, it doesn't seem like that lives in the caribbean either. Malo kingi does though, but it's way too small..
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bimini_bread
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Looks like a comb jelly to me. These used to be grouped with regular jellies but now are in their own group. They are common in the Caribbean.
bimini_bread
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Also known as ctenophores
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
I thought comb jellyfish glow and were deepsea?
https://sites.google.com/site/combjellieszoology/respiration
https://sites.google.com/site/combjellieszoology/respiration
bimini_bread
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Most can bioluminesce and make light but there are lots of shallow water comb jellies. We catch/see them quite frequently in shallow caribbean and florida waters.
ThRoewer
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Box jellyfish live in all tropical and subtropical oceans. Though the dangerous species of box jellyfish are largely restricted to the tropical Indo-Pacific.
2smokes
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This is the ctenophore Mnemiopsis Leidyi .Is a deep sea and comes to shallow water also.Its bioluminiscent when disturbed and also reflects light with its combs.Its iridescent too.These things i think should be illegal to own or sale.For international trade they are banned for sure because these can be really nasty pests.
SeaCucumberFan
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Youre 1 year late.
And that is a comb jelly. I heard you can buy them and get a special tank
2smokes
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They are illegal to sale internationally thats why you dont see manny ctenophores aquariums in peoples homes.If somme might try to sell them internationally might get with a jail sentence or criminal record.As for keeping them in the aquarium this is a job for the zoo or the city aquarium.
SeaCucumberFan
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Except the hitchhikers you get
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Not really, the only restrictions for them is dependent on the location where collection of anything in general is restricted. I've seen/known people who had comb setups before, besides public aquariums. I even know a supplier.
Same deal as sea dragons, they're illegal to collect where they are found but nobody will stop the guy selling babies from specimens they bred personally before they were illegalized.
Selling and collecting have two very different restrictions.
As for the concept of them being too dangerous to sell, tell that to the blue ring octopus owners.
