Spot-Winged Comb Jelly
| Name: | Spot-Winged Comb Jelly |
| Scientific Name: | Ocyropsis maculata |
| Family: | Comb Jellies |
| Taxonomic: | Ocyropsidae |
| ID Group: | Anemones, Hydroids, Jellyfish |
| Size: | up to 4 in. |
| Depth Range: | Shorelines, Tidal pools (0 – 2 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen sometimes |
This Jelly has a transparent or pale white body with two large, rounded lobes that resemble wings. Each lobe usually has two brown or black spots.
The Spot-Winged Comb Jelly can be seen in large groups drifting near the surface in open water. They move by gently pulsing their soft lobes. They are harmless to divers and snorkelers.