Meet the Cephea cephea: a jelly so nice they named it twice. This ocean dweller is sometimes called…

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Close up of a Cephea cephea jelly in bright blue water. Its body looks somewhat like an upside down cauliflower with tinges of magenta.ALT

Meet the Cephea cephea: a jelly so nice they named it twice. This ocean dweller is sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of its resemblance to the vegetable. It can reach over 20 in (51 cm) in diameter! Jellies have bodies that include two transparent layers: an outer one for protection and an inner one for digesting food. Between the two layers, you’ll find a watery gel—in fact, their bodies are more than 95 percent water!

Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0, flickr

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