What are the Different Types of Jellyfish Species?
You will find jellyfish in all the oceans around the world inhabiting all the ocean water layers. You will find the different types of jellyfish swimming near the surface of the water and to the dark depths of ocean floor. There are over 350 known species of jellyfish and there are probably over 1500 species of jellyfish. You will find a few types of jellyfish in the warm, temperate waters of tropical oceans. And a few in the icy cold waters of North Pacific Ocean. If this is not enough, you will find different types of jellyfish based on their size. There are few species of jellyfish that are over hundreds of feet in diameter and have huge tentacles. On the other hand there are a few types of jellyfish that are no more than a human thumbnail in size. Few jellyfish can cause a painful sting that may lead to hospitalization and few deadly jellyfish are capable of killing a person in less then 3 minutes. The jellyfish has a nematocyst inside a cell that is activated by a sensory hair. If
