Thalassocalyce+inconstans

__**Common Name:**__ Comb Jelly

__**Scientific Name**__://Thalassocalyce inconstans// __**Phylum:**__ Ctenophora

__**Class:**__ Thalassocalycida

__**Location:**__ California coastline, midwater Atlantic Ocean, and also some sightings in the Mediterranean Sea.

__**Size:**__ This particular comb jelly can grow up to 15 cm in diameter, but is on average 2-3 cm in diameter.

__**Habitat Description**__: inhabits the warm midwaters of oceans

__**Living Requirements**__: All mid-water comb jellies must maintain a stable water environment that is unique to them; without ocean turbulence and waves.

__**Life Cycle:**__ Compared to jellyfish, their life cycle is must more simple. These comb jellies are hermaphroditic, and can therefore reproduce independently.

__**Male/Female Differences:**__ None.

__**Facts:**__ __**Human Impact:**__ Due to the fragile nature of this animal, they cannot be easily taken in with a net- therefore pictures are the only way to document them; this has preserved the comb jelly population in general.
 * 1) These particular jellies are actually very limited swimmers..
 * 2) The main characteristic of comb jellies is the 8 rows of cilia they use for locomotion.
 * 3) All Comb Jellies are carnivores; these in particular prey on zooplankton.

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