The Moon Jellyfish
The Moon JellyfishKat Jenning ~ BIO 123 ~ Final Presentation
What do they look like?
http://www.terraspirit.com/2010/11/08/moon-jellyfish/
Round bodies18 diameter90% water contentGonads in centerPink in
femalesWhite in males
Where do they live?
MOON JELLYFISH HABITAT MAP ZOOM IMAGE. DIGITAL IMAGE. MARINE
WILDLIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA. OCEANA. WEB. 31 MAY
2012.http://blogs.evergreen.edu/ebestiary/blog/2012/05/29/moon-jellyfish/ocean264moojel_002/
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian oceansSalty and warm water
preferredSurface dwellers
How do they communicate?
Moon jellyfish source: NIWA
http://sciblogs.co.nz/guestwork/tag/jellyfish/
What communication?Simple at bestNot much research done
What do they eat?
http://www.mysciencebox.org/book/export/html/35
Plankton photo by Jerry Prexioso. FromNOAA
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
M. Christopher Barnhart
http://courses.missouristate.edu/chrisbarnhart/home/
planktonnematodeCrustacean Predators: turtles, humans, tuna,
large fishPrey: plankton, nematodes, shrimp
How do they move?
Matt Segal
http://www.carbonos.com/gallery/photo.php?photo=2&u=1024462x21
Float in currentscontraction-relaxationTense up and let goMakes
water vortex
How do they protect themselves?
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/moon-jelly
Tentacles have stingersWeak stingNon-toxic to humans
Are they social or solitary?
Peter Lilja
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/moon-jellyfish-aurelia-aurita-in-sea-peter-lilja.html
Adults are neitherPolyps are socialOcean brings big aggregations
together
How do they reproduce?
http://www.livinginthebalticsea.com/sea_life/invertebrates/moon_jellyfish/
Asexual polypsbudding until grownSexual medusaFertilize eggs
through mouthTravel to armsExpel planulaForms polyp
What is their conservation status?
http://qz.com/290657/jellyfish-are-stepping-up-their-ocean-invasions-and-humans-are-helping-them/
Good statusOverpopulating No predators!Causing issues
What is currently being studied?
Andreas
https://diveinutila.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/the-moon-jellyfish/
http://adamsawyer.com/2013/02/28/picture-of-the-week-moon-jellyfish-at-the-portland-aquarium/
Shrink when food is scarceSalinity affects developmentGlobal
warming affects population growth
The End
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CooperES/Teacher_Websites/Watson_Web/5th_marine_biology_tuesday/Alexismarinebio.html
http://lbc9.com/animals/marine-life/jellyfish/wallpapers-30.html
