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Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

Jellyfish are not plankton, They belong to the Phylum Coelenterata, a group of marine animals that has a central body cavity called an Enteron/Coelenteron

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

jelly fish are NOT plankton, something similar to a jellyfish called a portuguese man of war is a colony of small organisms and is similar to plankton, but both of these animals(a jellyfish is an animanand a man o war is many) are cnidarians

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

no plankton are single celled organisms and jellyfish are multi organism in a group of the animal kingdom called cnidarians

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

Yes.

Plankton range in size from tiny microbes (1 micrometre [0.000039 inch] or less) to jellyfish whose gelatinous bell can reach up to 2 metres in width and whose tentacles can extend over 15 metres.

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

No, infact jellyfish r concidered cnidarians.
Cnidarian- any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a coelenterate.
A plankton is a the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae & protozoa.
They r two very different organizms that r not related.
The JellyFish is related to; sponges & simple worms.

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

Dear Peaper King,
Jellyfish nor plankton wear make up. It would just wash off. Perhaps some use waterproof make up.

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

i would say no. plankton have yoru typical makeup, i.e. brain, skin, bones/exoskeleton. that sort of thing. jellyfish are invertebrates and lack a backbone which would place them in a different sub category I'd think.

 

Are jellyfish considered plankton, just very large plankton

Yes, jellyfish are a type of plankton called holoplankton