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Spotted Jelly / Lagoon Jelly

Mastigias papua

Photo by ReannaDee
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These were so tiny and mesmerizing. In areas along the coast of the Pacific and in Japan, they are considered novelty pets.

Habitat:

These are living at the Oklahoma Aquarium. Naturally they are found in the southern Pacific Ocean mostly.

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Comments (3)

I live right near the Arkansas river in Tulsa and have never heard of or seen something like this. What were you doing when you saw this?
absolutely beautiful ! - thanks for sharing this.
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PublishedApril 30, 2011

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