Speckle Jelly

Speckle Jelly
Creator	Hotkoin
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Speckle Jelly
Zones	27
Roles	Base-Consumer, Detritivore, Predator
Classification
Genus	Jelyshelydisulbula
Species	Jelyshelydisulbula viscosiglobulus
Evolution
Date	July 28th, 2020
Ancestor	Bobble Jelly
Descendants	No results

Descended from Jelyshelydissulbulla flexiglobulus in Zone 27, Jelyshelydissulbulla viscosiglobulus float in the water column and produce a layer of mucous along the outside of its bell, with the largest bells reaching up to 21 cm in diameter. The mucous traps food particles, Q. istus, and G. Antaricus fry slowly drawing the trapped foodstuffs into the center of the jelly where the mouth is located.

The bell's mucous mat begins secretion from the top of the jelly moving along the surface of the jelly until reaching the mouth where the mucous is consumed along with anything trapped in it. The mucous is excreted from mucous cell at the top of the bell.

Their tentacles are attached to the inner walls of the bell allowing the jelly mild control over the shape of the bell. The jelly is able to expand and contract the size of the bell at will. The inner tentacles have reduced in size because they are used less for feeding.

Trapped microbes within the mat of the jelly (N. protos) allow the jelly to siphon antifreeze compounds from the microbes.

Speckle jellies are hermaphrodites, but do not produce asexually. When mating, two jellies carefully rotate their bells so that the openings are facing each other, and then latch onto each other's openings, sealing the juncture. The two mates then swap sperm and eggs, which float around inside of their bubbles, eventually meeting and fertilizing the eggs. The eggs are kept inside of the bubbles until they hatch, and the baby jellies will live there for several days before venturing out on their own through the opening.