Quick
Guide to Pacific Coast Gelatinous Animals
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of the more common gelatinous animals that you may see in Monterey Bay and
other locations in central California and the West Coast. At any given time you're
unlikely to find more than a few of these species, if any. However,
if you do see a jellyfish or some other gelatinous animal, there's a good
chance it's on this page. Of course, there are lots of additional
species of all kinds of gelatinous animals that may also show up on your
next boating excursion, so if it's not on this page, try to determine what
group it belongs to and find it in the JelliesZone.
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Click on these gelatinous animals to learn more. |
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Siphonophore - Praya
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Umbrella Jelly (Hydromedusa) - Eutonina |
Bell Jelly (Hydromedusa) - Polyorchis
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Crystal Jelly (Hydromedusae) - Aequorea
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Cross Jelly (Hydromedusa) - Mitrocoma
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Moon Jelly (Scyphomedusae) - Aurelia
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Sea Nettle (Scyphomedusa) - Chrysaora
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Purple-stripe Jelly (Scyphomedusa) - Pelagia
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Egg-yolk Jelly (Scyphomedusa) - Phacellophora
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Comb Jelly - Beroe
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Lobed Comb Jelly - Bolinopsis
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Lobate Comb Jelly - Leucothea
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Sea Gooseberry - Pleurobrachia
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Heteropod - Carinaria
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Sea Angel (Pteropod)- Cliopsis
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Sea Butterfly (Pteropod) - Corolla Thecosome
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Salp (Pelagic Tunicate) - Cyclosalpa
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Salp (Pelagic Tunicate) - Salpa
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Salp (Pelagic Tunicate) - Thetys |
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