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Jellyfish

Published on Mar 15, 2016

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JELLYFISH

JAYE FIKE

WHAT IS A JELLYFISH?

  • Scientific name- Phylum Cnidaria
  • gelatinous umbrella shaped bell
  • with trailing tentacles
  • Invertebrate-
  • An animal lacking a backbone

AVERAGE SIZE OF A JELLYFISH

  • 4.4lbs
  • 10 feet long
  • Can swim up to 5 mph

JELLYFISH DIET

  • Carnivore
  • Eat waste from opening
  • Mouth in the center of their bodies
  • Surrounded by tentacles

Fun Fact- A group of jellyfish is called a smack

Some jellyfish have millions of very small stinging cells in their tentacles called nematocysts. These cells are used to capture food by injecting toxin into the prey. When we are stung it hurts because the toxin goes through our skin.

TYPES OF JELLYFISH

  • More than 350
  • Most common- Aurelia aurita
  • Moon jellyfish, Box jellyfish,
  • flowerhat jellyfish

White-spotted jellyfish.
45-50 cm.

Black Sea Nettle.
20 ft.

Cannonball Jellyfish.
Lives in waters averaging 20 degrees Celsius.

Giant lion's mane jellyfish.
120 ft. long; 7 ft. wide

Jellyfish Life Cycle

Body Parts