Clinging Jelly (Orange Cross), Gonionemus vertens

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It is always a treat to spot these small jellies in the intertidal and upper subtidal zone as they tend to hide in amongst the eelgrass, kelp and algae.  Their orange gonads form a distinct cross and their multiple tentacles literally “cling” via a velcro type appendage.