Brown-Spotted Comb Jelly

Brown Spotted or Warty Comb Jelly

Brown Spotted or Warty Comb Jelly

An ID Not Sure identification is a best guess, without enough confidence or supporting evidence.

Name: Brown-Spotted Comb Jelly
Scientific Name: Leucothea pulchra
Family: Comb Jellies
Scientific Family: Leucotheidae
Source: WoRMS AphiaID 265210
Size: up to 10 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Not usually seen

This Comb Jelly has a transparent body covered with small brown to orange bumps. It has two prominent oral lobes and small tentacles near the mouth.

The Brown-Spotted Comb Jelly is usually seen near the surface in calm water and is extremely fragile. It feeds on tiny plankton by drifting slowly through the water with its two lobes held wide open.