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Arctic comb jelly
Mertensia ovum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sea GooseberryPleurobrachia pileus
Calanus finmarchicus
Calanus hyperboreus
Calanus glacialis
Metridia longa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,222 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,220 |
| Canada | 1,892 |
| Northwest Territories | 490 |
| Manitoba | 306 |
| Yukon | 278 |
| Quebec | 77 |
| Nova Scotia | 14 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 |
| Nunavut | 8 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Comb Jellies · Ctenophora |
| Class | Tentaculate Comb Jellies · Tentaculata |
| Order | Cydippids · Cydippida |
| Family | Mertensiidae |
| Genus | Mertensia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Arctic comb jelly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.