Jellyfish
Dinara Godage Period 8 5/16/16
Habitat
Oceans
Australia
Lakes
Movement
Body Covering
Diet
Brine Shrimp
Reproduction
Adult jellyfish reproduce sexually and internally. The jellyfish go through a cycle before becoming an adult. First, a male jellyfish must send out its sperms. The sperms go into the female's central oral cavity to fertilize the eggs. The eggs, that have drifted out of the female, become larva over a period of about 6 days. These larva sink to the floor of the ocean and settle themselves into the sand, coral, and dirt. Next they grow into a polyp, these polyps reproduce multiple medusas(jellyfish) asexually, the polyp grows tentacles out of the top of itself. The jellyfish then forms upside down in the polyp. Lastly, the young jellyfish will emerge out of the polyp and search for food. After all these stages, they will become an adult jellyfish(Robert S. Prezant).
Adaptations
Turtles
Tentacles
Fish
Other Info
- Nicknames/Species: Medusa, Sea Nettles, Sea Wasps, and Box Jellyfish
- Some swim in shoals
- "Range in size from microscopic to about 7 feet"(Robert S. Prezant).
- Some have tentacles longer than 100 feet long
- "Classyfied as cnidarian"(Robert S. Prezant)
Works Cited
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