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Antarctic Giant Jelly

Desmonema glaciale

Classification

Family
Cyaneidae

Desmonema glaciale, known as the Antarctic giant jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. The species can be found in the Southern Ocean near the coast of Antarctica, as well as the southwest Atlantic and southeast Pacific. The species Hyperia macrocephala has been found living inside the jellyfish.

Distribution

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