The deep-sea crown jelly has adaptated to survive where food is scarce and predators are plentiful
This regal resident of the midnight zone has unique adaptations to survive where food is scarce and predators are plentiful.
The deep-sea crown jelly (Atolla sp.) is one of the most common jellies in the ocean’s depths. Most have a distinctive elongated tentacle that can be up to six times the diameter of the jelly’s bell. Scientists suspect that characteristic trailing tentacle helps this jelly capture food. As a hungry Atolla pulses along, that long tentacle snags crustaceans or other prey.
