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A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia

A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia
A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia
A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia
A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia
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Madin, Laurence P.
A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore) comb jelly. Tetraphalia
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03/03/2003
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 54, No. 1, pg. 15 and back cover.
Shimmering luminescence
A ctenophore (pronounced teen-o-fore), or comb jelly, is a transparent jelly-like animal often spherical or bell-shaped. When light strikes the eight rows of comb like paddles used for movement, it is diffracted into colors like a rainbow.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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