Ocyropsis off Barbados.

Description and Comments

Spot-wing Comb Jelly drawing from EHW Dive Report #20040606-2

SPECIES: Spot-winged Comb Jellies, Ocyropsis maculata (Rang, 1827)
SPECIMENS: Lots of 5.5-inch Spot-winged Comb Jellies in water column
DISTINCTIONS: Ribbed comb jelly; lobes whitish translucent with 4 distinct, large dark spots, 2 on each lobe; 2 heart-shaped lobes with a broad bridge joining them across their top center.
OBSERVED: 6 June 2004
IDENTIFICATION: 27 May 2022 (examining notes for another project)

Williams, E. H., Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams. 2022. New Geographic and Habitat Records of Spot-winged Comb Jelly, Ocyropsis maculata (Rang) in Barbados. Reflex.Net, 2 June

Author

Jellywatcher (not verified)

Type of organism

Other
Ocyropsis maculata

Quantity

100

Latitude

13.17

Longitude

-59.67

Condition

Alive