Jellyfish at night

by yamachem - uploaded on March 30, 2015, 11:08 am

The jellyfish called "Aequorea victoria" which has the green fluorescent protein (GFP) that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range.It is also sometimes called the crystal jelly.

"jellyfish " is called "kurage(くらげ in hiragana or クラゲ in katakana or 海月or水母 in kanji)" in Japanese.

For more info about "Aequorea victoria" is here:　　　　　　　　　

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria.