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One-armed jelly

Corymorpha pendula L. Agassiz, 1862

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The one-armed jelly (Corymorpha pendula) is a species in the family Corymorphidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the one-armed jelly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the one-armed jelly live?

Not recorded

Is the one-armed jelly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the one-armed jelly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyCorymorphidae
  6. genusCorymorpha
  7. SpeciesCorymorpha pendula L. Agassiz, 1862

Synonyms Hybocodon pendulus, Tubularia crassa

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • One armed jellyfishEnglish
  • One-arm jellyfishEnglish
  • EinarmqualleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the one-armed jelly

Other species in the same genus Corymorpha.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the one-armed jelly?

The one-armed jelly (Corymorpha pendula) belongs to the family Corymorphidae in the order Anthoathecata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). One-armed jelly (Corymorpha pendula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/one-armed-jelly

MLA

“One-armed jelly (Corymorpha pendula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/one-armed-jelly.

BibTeX
@misc{one_armed_jelly_2026,
  title = {One-armed jelly (Corymorpha pendula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/one-armed-jelly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}