What is a peach blossom jellyfish?

Peach Blossom Jellyfish (scientific name: Peach Blossom Jellyfish): It is a small freshwater jellyfish belonging to the family Jellyfish, with a record of 1 1 species. The diameter of water parent body is 1.5-2 cm, and it has many tentacles. The marginal membrane is very thick, and its hydra stage is only a few millimeters in size. The edge of the bell-shaped body has hundreds of short tentacles. Generations alternate. The salamander's body is about 2 mm high and has no tentacles. The water matrix is produced by budding.

Peach blossom jellyfish live in clean rivers and lakes. The life cycle consists of two stages: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Living in fresh water, the English name is freshwater jellyfish. Known as the "giant panda in the water". Except for two species of Saussurea and Yi Shi, the other nine species are all produced in China. It is the only small jellyfish that lives in fresh water and in clean rivers and lakes, and it is a world-class endangered species.

Peach blossom jellyfish is a veritable "living fossil" with high research value and ornamental value. As a species formed in the process of biological evolution, its status is no less than that of giant pandas. Peach blossom jellyfish recorded the development of life on earth with its unique life form. Its unique genes are of great value to the research of modern genetic engineering, and also provide conditions for studying and understanding the inheritance and evolution of species.

Peach blossom jellyfish found in fish pond

Recently, in Huishui Bay of Yinghu Reservoir Area in Ankang, Shaanxi Province, local people have recently discovered many transparent aquatic creatures. Everyone says this thing looks strange. Experts identified it as a kind of "peach blossom jellyfish" called "giant panda in water".

The staff of Yinghu Scenic Area showed the reporter the aquatic life salvaged from the backwater bay in the reservoir area. Aquatic organisms are transparent. The staff said that this aquatic creature is often easy to see on the lake in the morning, especially after the rain. Fishery experts told reporters that this is the second time that Ankang has found peach jellyfish in the Han River after 20 14. Peach jellyfish is a small jellyfish that lives in fresh water and clean rivers and lakes. It is a world-class endangered species and a national first-class protected animal. Known as the "giant panda in the water", it has high research value and ornamental value.