Field card
Ocean
[Crystal Jelly render]
Crystal Jelly
Aequorea victoria
- Lives:
- Coastal waters of the Pacific coast of North America
- Size:
- Bell about 5 to 10 cm across
- Eats:
- Plankton and other jellies
- Status:
- Not assessed
Crystal Jelly facts
- It glows green around the edge of its bell.
- Its glowing protein (GFP) won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; scientists use it to make cells light up.
- It has no brain, heart or bones, and is mostly water.
In Word Biome
The Crystal Jelly is one of the creatures in the Ocean world. Watch for it in costume as the Bloom Jelly. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.
Costume: Bloom Jelly
Sources
Checked against: Nobel Prize (Chemistry 2008), Monterey Bay Aquarium.