Medusae

Dit Bild is gemeenfree, denn stammt vun de de NOAA (Natschonal Ozean- un Atmosphären-Behöörd vun de USA) un is vun en Anstellten in sien Deensttied maakt worrn. العربية ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ Zazaki ∙ English ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

• Photo: Shane Anderson.
• Printing resolution: 300 DPI.
• Downloaded from http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgchannel/habitats/habitats_15.html.
• Leyend: We don't often think of the open water as "habitat" but many species live all or part of their life in the open water. Planktonic jellyfish Medusae (Medusae) drift in the water column and move by contracting the muscles within the bell-like structure creating pulse-like movements. The tentacles contain harpoon-like stinging cells to capture small planktonic shrimp and crabs.