Crown jellyfish Crown jellyfish Crown jellyfishes are the six families of true jellyfish that belong to the order Coronatae. They are distinguished from other jellyfish by the presence of a deep groove running around the umbrella, giving them the crown shape from which they take their name. Many of the species in the order inhabit deep sea environments. Crown jellyfish are able to make light through bioluminescence. When they are touched, their bells will light up. Otherwise, the bell of a crown jellyfish will look transparent when undisturbed. When they are attacked, crown jellyfish are able to startle, mislead, and distract their
Atolla jellyfish the “alarm jelly”. It is believed that the purpose of these flashes is to attract a bigger predator than the one that was currently attacking it (Herring 2004). It is an attempt to scare the predator that is currently attacking it with a larger predator that could possibly prey on the predator attacking it. There has been evidence that "Atolla wyvillei" is threatened by shrimp (Moore,1993). A close relative of "Atolla" species, the crown jellyfish is eaten as a delicacy in Japan (Seaunseen, 2014). Atolla jellyfish Atolla wyvillei, also known as the Atolla jellyfish or Coronate medusa, is a species