New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3148 Sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia australis) a Ctenophore, or 'comb jelly', differing from similar species, by having a funnel-shaped collar around the mouth, and a narrow gastric canal. The two long contractile tentacles may extend several times the length of the body. Pelagic, oceanic in near surface waters less than 30 m deep, and sometimes appearing in Otago Harbour. Wellers Rock

DSC3148Sea gooseberryPleurobrachiaaustralisCtenophore'comb jelly'Otago HarbourWellers Rock