Moon Jellyfish

Megan CorkillBiology

2nd Period

Interesting Facts• They grow to be 5-40 cm in diameter

(marinebio.org)• Their sting is not strong enough to penitrate

human skin tissues (jellyfishfacts.net)• They don’t have brains or teeth.

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http://friskymongoose.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/blue-moon-jellyfish.jpg

Habitat• Lives in the Atlantic Ocean,

Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.• Lives near the coast• Lives in mostly

warm waters (marinebio.org)• 55 –65 degrees F (jellyfishfacts.net)

http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/moon-jellyfish-steven-dramstad.jpg

http://www.longbeachislandjournal.com/images/learn/animals/inverts/swimming-moon-jelly.jpg

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Food SourceZoo

Planktonhttp://www.io-warnemuende.de/tlfiles/bio/ag-zooplankton/img/headerzooplankton.jpg

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Moon Jellyfish typically eat small zooplankton and sometimes small fish.(marinebio.org)

Habitat Map

http://na.oceana.org/sites/default/files/explore/creatures/maps/ocean264moojel_002.gif

Human Interaction

• Humans catch them and put them into aquariums.

• Humans study them.

• Sometimes humans keep them as pets. (jellyfishfacts.net)

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Works Cited

• http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=231

• http://Aquaticcommunity.com/jellyfish/mooon.php

• http://Jellyfishfacts.net/do-moon-jellyfish-sting.html