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Species - Mnemiopsis leidyi

Scientific name:
Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz 1865)
Common name:
sea walnut
General description:
Summary Description

Mnemiopsis leidyi is a species of comb-jelly (Ctenophora). It is a purely marine, free-swimming animal with a jelly-like walnut-shaped body. Its maximum length is 100-120 mm. M. leidyi is almost colourless with a milky translucent hue. It has four rows of ciliated combs running along the body which are brilliantly iridescent by day and glow green when disturbed at night. Feeding tentacles are numerous, however the two longest and main tentacles are positioned at either side of the mouth canal.

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Caption:
Mneimiopsis leidyi - NIMPIS.

Source:
Copyright Notice: Richard Harbison, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Acknowledge: true
Caption:
Mnemiopsis leidyi (600 dpi).

Source:
Copyright Notice: Richard Harbison, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Acknowledge: true
Caption:
Mnemiopsis leidyi diagram & key features. 4 deep, lateral furrows that extend upward from the mouth. Grows to a size of 100 mm. 4 rows of ciliated combs: small but numerous, iridescent by the day, glow green at night. Hermaphrodite.

Source:
Copyright Notice: Diagram from Mayer 1912 (with permission). Acknowledge: true

Last modified: 3 March 2020