Northern Comb Jellyfish (Bolinopsis or Beroe's)
Common name: comb jelly
Scientific name: bolinopsis, mnemiopsis, beroe
Locations: open ocean water, upwellings, eddy currents around peninsulas
Seasonality: summer months, sometimes seen during fall & winter
Colors: iridescent blues, pinks, purples
Size: 1" - 6"
Collected: dip net
Quantity: sold by the each
Common name: comb jelly
Scientific name: bolinopsis, mnemiopsis, beroe
Locations: open ocean water, upwellings, eddy currents around peninsulas
Seasonality: summer months, sometimes seen during fall & winter
Colors: iridescent blues, pinks, purples
Size: 1" - 6"
Collected: dip net
Quantity: sold by the each
Common name: comb jelly
Scientific name: bolinopsis, mnemiopsis, beroe
Locations: open ocean water, upwellings, eddy currents around peninsulas
Seasonality: summer months, sometimes seen during fall & winter
Colors: iridescent blues, pinks, purples
Size: 1" - 6"
Collected: dip net
Quantity: sold by the each
Tidepool Tim says, "Comb jellies are seasonally very abundant in our bays. Here we see northern comb jellies, Leidy's comb jelly, and beroe comb jellies. Comb jellies are predators of the sea walnut, and even eat other smaller comb jellies. Shipping these can sometimes be a challenge. Contact us with any questions you may have for this type of specimen.”
