Common+Northern+Comb+Jelly


 * Phyla:** Ctenophora


 * Class:** Tentaculata


 * Common Name:** Common Northern Comb Jelly
 * Scientific Name:** //Bolinopsis infundibulum//


 * Size:** Can reach up to 15 cm in length.


 * Habitat:** Can be found in the waters of the Northern Atlantic, on both the North American coasts and the European coasts. Can also be found in the Pacific Ocean and the waters of the Arctic.


 * Living Requirements:** The Common Northern Comb Jelly is carnivorous and feeds on copepods, euphausids, and other zooplankton.


 * Life Cycle:** They start out life as eggs that are scattered in the water, which then hatch into juveniles which are in a spherial body form with a pair of feeding tentacles. Lobes develop after an increase in size and the tentacles are lost. Supposedly the generation times is one year.


 * Differences between Males and Females:** There are no differences, since the Common Northern Comb Jelly, like many other members of the Ctenophora, are hermaphrodites.

- Although they are called "Jellies", in reality they are not a species of Jellyfish. - Due to not being a Jellyfish, this shows an example of Convergent Evolution, meaning that although they evolved to have similar functions they do not have a common ancestor. - Also, unlike Jellyfish, they do not have stinging tentacles that they can use for defense and/or eating prey.
 * Interesting Facts:**


 * Human Impact on the Organism:** The Common Northern Comb Jelly is not a threatened species, so that means that humans do not have much of an impact on them.

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