Venus'+Girdle

Phylum: Ctenophora Class: Tentaculata
 * Venus' Girdle;** //Cestum veneris[[image:madin-DSC0549_93833.jpg width="352" height="275" align="right"]]//

side of the ribbon, and the mouth it on the other. Width of 3 inches. to produce larvae. Since they are jellyfish, they go through a 5-stage life cyle. They also only live to about three to six months.
 * __Size:__** Ribbon shaped, reaching almost 5 feet long. The comb rows are on one
 * __Location:__** The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Antartic waters, and the Mediterranean Seas.
 * __Habitat:__** The surface waters of their locations; marine.
 * __Life Cycle:__** Venus' Girdle produces both sperm and eggs, which are released into the water

They are all hermaphrodites.
 * __Male & Females:__** There is no significant difference between male and female Venus' Gridle.

__**Interesting Facts:**__ -When disturbed, Venus' Girdle uses snake-like movements to escape. -They forage vertically using mucus-coated oral lobes to capture its prey. -Comb jellies are almost wholly carnivorous. -At night, Venus' Girlde is luminescent and emits light. -They vary from traveling alone and in small packs.

Most ctenophores in general have very little affect on humans and vice versa. They only problem occuring is that the jellies get caught in fishermen's nets and tend to dry out quickly.
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