(find any information about size here) The size of a Moon Jelly is between 5-40 cm in diameter,
Physical description
(what it looks like, identifying marks, and so on)
Location in the world
(where would this organism be found?)
Diet
(how does it get food? Photosynthesis? Does it eat plants? Animals? Plankton?) The Moon Jelly gets its prey by killing it, as in stinging it with the nematocysts on its long tentacles.The Moon Jelly feeds on their primary foods like small plankton, mollusks, crustaceans, nematodes, copepods, rotifers, eggs, and so on.
Predators
(what other organisms eat this organism?) The Moon Jelly's predators are fish, certain birds, and sea turtles. Sometimes humans eat Moon Jellies too.
Young
(how many get born at one time? Do the young look any different than the adults? Do they have a larval stage?) Moon Jellies only mate in the spring and summer. They can have four eggs at a time laying at the bottom of their stomachs.
Niche or role in their ecosystem
(what roles does this organism play in its ecosystem? Why is it important?
The Moon Jelly Other names
(is it called any other name?) The Moon Jelly fish is also called the moon jelly, Saucer Jellyfish, and the common sea jelly.
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Organism name (heading 2)1.) moon jellyfish
Scientific name (heading http://www.ketchikanphotos.com/Intertidal-Life/Moon-Jelly.html)
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Size (length and weight)
(find any information about size here)The size of a Moon Jelly is between 5-40 cm in diameter,
Physical description
(what it looks like, identifying marks, and so on)
Location in the world
(where would this organism be found?)
Diet
(how does it get food? Photosynthesis? Does it eat plants? Animals? Plankton?)
The Moon Jelly gets its prey by killing it, as in stinging it with the nematocysts on its long tentacles. The Moon Jelly feeds on their primary foods like small plankton, mollusks, crustaceans, nematodes, copepods, rotifers, eggs, and so on.
Predators
(what other organisms eat this organism?)
The Moon Jelly's predators are fish, certain birds, and sea turtles. Sometimes humans eat Moon Jellies too.
Young
(how many get born at one time? Do the young look any different than the adults? Do they have a larval stage?)
Moon Jellies only mate in the spring and summer. They can have four eggs at a time laying at the bottom of their stomachs.
Niche or role in their ecosystem
(what roles does this organism play in its ecosystem? Why is it important?
The Moon Jelly
Other names
(is it called any other name?)
The Moon Jelly fish is also called the moon jelly, Saucer Jellyfish, and the common sea jelly.
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http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=231
March 12, 2010
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aurelia_aurita.html
Roberto J. Rodriguez
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