Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish (Pandea rubra)
Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish (Pandea rubra)
The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish, known scientifically as Pandea rubea, is not a true jellyfish, but rather a hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish in appearance that lives in the deep ocean. The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish has a cap that resembles a red paper lantern that crinkles and extends in order to propel itself. The Red Paper Lantern is found in the cold, deep, dark ocean waters in the North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Southern Ocean in Japan. The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish provides a home to other deep sea critters, such as sea spiders, amphipods, and even other, smaller, jellyfish.
Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish have a bell width between 2.95”-3.94” (7.5-10 cm), bell height of 3.5”-5.1” (9-13 cm), and overall length of 6.7”-9.1” (17-23 cm).
The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish, known scientifically as Pandea rubea, is not a true jellyfish, but rather a hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish in appearance that lives in the deep ocean. The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish has a cap that resembles a red paper lantern that crinkles and extends in order to propel itself. The Red Paper Lantern is found in the cold, deep, dark ocean waters in the North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Southern Ocean in Japan. The Red Paper Lantern jellyfish provides a home to other deep sea critters, such as sea spiders, amphipods, and even other, smaller, jellyfish.
Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish have a bell width between 2.95”-3.94” (7.5-10 cm), bell height of 3.5”-5.1” (9-13 cm), and overall length of 6.7”-9.1” (17-23 cm).
