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Ptychogastria polaris
(Jellyfish)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #83549)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Howe Sound
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, benthic
Photo Date
June 17, 2015
Upload Date
August 25, 2015
Elevation (m)
-20
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.5530666666667
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.31145
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
83549
Notes
Family Ptychogastriidae. Circumpolar Arctic and Antarctic as shallow as 10 meters. Known also from deep water in BC fjords and from Monterey Bay. Medusa can attach to substrate. This sighting in relatively shallow water is unusual.
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