Common name: warty comb jelly or sea walnut
Class: Tentaculata
Location: western Atlantic coastal waters
Description of Habitat: eastruaries, and coastal bodies of water
Facts: Named sea walnut because it moves slowly. Has tentacles but does not sting with them. Has cilliated combs that blow blue-green when disturbed.
Human impact: invasive species spreasd by humans
Class: Tentaculata
Location: western Atlantic coastal waters
Description of Habitat: eastruaries, and coastal bodies of water
Facts: Named sea walnut because it moves slowly. Has tentacles but does not sting with them. Has cilliated combs that blow blue-green when disturbed.
Human impact: invasive species spreasd by humans
Sources:
http://ocean.si.edu/jellyfish-and-comb-jellies
http://eol.org/pages/393337/overview
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/sea-walnut-mnemiopsis-leidyi
http://ocean.si.edu/jellyfish-and-comb-jellies
http://eol.org/pages/393337/overview
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/sea-walnut-mnemiopsis-leidyi