Jellyfish and other Gelatinous Animals

Jellyfish are stinging animals in the phylum Cnidaria, related to corals and sea anemones. They include typical jellyfish (scyphozoans), box jellyfish (cubozoans) and hydroids (hydrozoans). There are also many non-stinging gelatinous animals, including comb-jellies, salps and some mollusks. Members of all of these groups feed on tiny floating animals known collectively as zooplankton.

All gelatinous animals can be challenging to photograph, since light passes through their bodies. Often, photographing jellies with the sun or strong surface light passing through them, provides the best results.

Jellyfish Lake, Palau	Lion's Mane Jellyfish, British Columbia	Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Sea Nettle, New York	Moon Jellyfish, New Guinea	Crown Jellyfish, New Guineas
Crown Jellyfish, New Guinea	Jellyfish, Australia	Crown Jellyfish, New Guinea
Jellyfish, New Guinea	Jellyfish with Prey, Indonesia	Jellyfish, Australia
Upside-down jellyfish, New Guinea	Upside-down jellyfish, New Guinea	Crab on Upside-down Jellyfish, New Guinea
Hydromedusa with Amphipods, British Columbia	Hydromedusa, New Zealand	Box Jellyfish, New Guinea
Comb Jelly, New Zealand	Jellyfish Lake, Palau	Lion's Mane Jellyfish, British Columbia
Moon Jellyfish, Red Sea	Papuan Jellyfish, Palau	Jellyfish, New Guinea
Lion's Mane Jellyfish, New Zealand	Jellyfish, Palau	Comb Jellies, New Zealand