Megalodicopia+hians

Megalodicopia hians

Megalodicopia hians is the predatory tunicate, eating small organisms that float into its “mouth”. They grow out on the ocean floor or along the deep sea canyon. They are noted to look like a cross between a jellyfish and a Venus Fly Trap. It has a mouth-like hood that quickly snaps shut when zooplankton or other tiny organisms float into it, much like a Venus Fly Trap.



Megalodicopia hians are simultaneous hermaphrodites that produce both eggs and sperm. If conditions are poor and there are no other tunicates around, it can reproduce by itself.

home Bibliography Ciona Intestinalis Emperor Penguins Emu Galapagos Tortoise Manta Rays Megalodicopia hians Platypus Sea Lampreys Sea Pineapple, Common Sea Squirt