How big does the Penicillate Jellyfish get?

The Penicillate Jellyfish grows to about 10 cm.

Penicillate Jellyfish

Polyorchis penicillatus

Group: Jellyfish
Max size: 10 cm

This bell shaped jelly lives in quiet bays, often hovering near the bottom rather than out in open water. It hunts bottom dwelling crustaceans and the zooplankton that gathers just above the seabed, drawing them up with tentacles trailing from the rim of its roughly ten centimetre bell.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Corynidae › Polyorchis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 290843.

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How big does the Penicillate Jellyfish get?: The Penicillate Jellyfish grows to about 10 cm.