Sea Combs (Ctenophora) at Balmoral

Description and Comments

Spotted a transparent jelly that had four lines disecting it's body. It was small, fitting into the palm of my hand, about 2.5 cms across.

I've tried searching for a photo but can't find anything resembling it, except for a comb jelly (Ctenophora) - I wonder if that's what it is. We encountered them about 350 metres offshore and the other swimmers felt them too. They are hard to see and feel jelly-like to the touch.

Type of organism

Other
Sea Combs (Ctenophora)

Quantity

11

Latitude

-33.82

Longitude

151.25