Freshwater+Jellyfish

Freshwater Jellyfish

 * Phylum**: Cnidaria
 * Scientific Name**: //Craspedacusta sowerbyi //
 * Class**: Hydrozoa
 * Location**: Yangtze River valley in China.
 * Size**: 5-25 mm in diameter (the size of a penny). These tiny creatures are translucent with a whitish or greenish tint to them.
 * Habitat**: They are found in slow moving and standing waters - dams and slow moving channels.
 * Living Requirements**:They need microscopic zoo-plankton in order to survive.
 * Life Cycle**: It is such a rare animal that the life span is undedected.
 * Interesting Facts**: Scientist are not sure whether the tentacles can penetrate human skin; that still remains unclear. A lot of people have promised that they have been stung by one.
 * Human Impact**: Since they live in shallow waters, humans attempt at catching the jellyfish in order to put them in an aquariuim.

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