Captiva: Pink Meanies Jellyfish Offshore
Pink Meanies Jellyfish Offshore Of Sanibel & Captiva.
Pink Meanies Jellyfish have been reported offshore of Sanibel & Captiva.
Pink Meanies eat other jellyfish and pack quite a sting, so steer clear!
“When pink meanies were first observed in large numbers in the Gulf of Mexico (map) in 2000, they were thought to be Drymonema dalmatinum, a species known since the late 1800s and usually found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and off the Atlantic coast of South America.
Recently, though, scientists using genetic techniques and visual examinations have revealed that this pink meanie is an entirely new species—Drymonema larsoni, named after scientist Ron Larson, who did some of the first work on the species in the Caribbean.”
For more, please see National Geographic.
