This hydromedusae relates to сircumpolar Arctic-boreal species. It is found in the seas of the Arctic basin (Barents sea, Kara sea, Bering sea Meer weergeven

The bell is transparent and has a spherical shape. Its size is 4-8 mm (maximum 9.5 mm) in adult jellyfish. Recently appeared jellyfish are 1-2 mm. Tentacles … Meer weergeven

This jellyfish feed on various planktonic crustaceans: Cirripedia nauplii, adult Copepods Oithona similis and Microsetella norvegica, larval stages of Copepods Meer weergeven

Gestation of eggs by females is timed to the warming up period of surface layers of the sea, when the temperature rises to 10-15°C. By the end of June eggs turn into ciliated planula larvae, which start an independent life in the water column. At this time … Meer weergeven

Most of the time jellyfish hangs in the water column or it is carried over by tidal currents near the surface of the sea. Tentacles are spread out and form a wide cone. … Meer weergeven

Jellyfish are found regularly in May and June. In sunny quiet days they are numerous at the very surface of the sea. In cloudy or windy days, jellyfish are usually not visible. Seen to be preyed on by Aequorea and other medusivorous hydromedusae. Meer weergeven