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A Pleurobranchia, commonly known as a comb jelly because of the rows offine hairs they use to swim

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Description

A Pleurobranchia, commonly known as a comb jelly because of the rows offine hairs they use to swim. They use the tentacles sticking out from theside to feed on smaller plankton.

Credit

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program, NOAA Ship GORDON GUNTER; Kimberley Gogan Newport MS&HS;, Newport NH

Photographer

Betsy Broughton

Display Date

2014

Collection

Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NMFS

NEFSC