Also known as phyllorhiza Punctata, spotted jellies have rounded bells and strange clumps of oral arms with club-like appendages that hang down below.
Phylum- Cnidaria
Facts about
*The Jellyfish love sunlight because it fuels the growth symbiotic algae
* Some of the larger jellyfish actually have little fish living with them for protection until the fish is mature enough to defend itself.
* A large percentage of jellyfish actually cant swim due to lack of fins but instead they float following the current.
The Environment
White spotted jellyfish live in oceans and coastal waters but are mostly found throughout Australia and Hawaii.
Jellyfish defend themselves from predators such as leather back turtles by stinging them with their tentacles that release nematocysts which are like tiny spears that are extremely painful to predators.