This medusa, about 35 cm. high, was photographed at 7 m. depth. The egg-yolk, orange feeding lobes hang below the light yellow gonads and the gut. These medusae may occur offshore in huge numbers where they prey on other gelatinous organisms and on crustaceans which they entrap in their venormous tentacles.
Phacellophora camtschatica (Brant, 1835) Common name: Fried-egg Jellyfish Phacellophora camtschatica collected in Rosario Bay. Bell width is approximately 15 cm. Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2006
This view of the underside shows the frilly oral arms. Note that the tentacles are in an extended position. Photo by Dave Cowles at Monterey Bay Aquarium August 2010.