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What are those slimy blobs on the beach? A guide to Oregon’s jellies
What are those slimy blobs on the beach? A guide to Oregon’s jellies
What are those slimy blobs on the beach? A guide to Oregon’s jellies

Published on: 03/12/2026

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Moon jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in 2008.A lion's mane jellyfish photographed by Daniel Hershman at Sund Rock, Hood Canal, Washington, in 2006.Thousands of velella velella, also known as just velella or by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish, washed up on the beach near Fort Stevens, Oregon, on March 7, 2016. The wreck of the Peter Iredale ship from 1906 can be seen in the background.A sea nettle jellyfish at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama in 2008.An egg yolk jellyfish (phacellophora camtschatica) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California in November of 2016.An egg yolk jellyfish (phacellophora camtschatica) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California in October of 2010.A Pacific sea nettle jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.Sea nettle jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in 2008.An egg yolk jellyfish (phacellophora camtschatica) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California in October of 2010.A sea nettle jellyfish at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama in 2008.A lion’s mane jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.A beroe comb jelly at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. The beroe eats other species of comb jellies which helps control population explosions of comb jellies in locations across the globe.A beroe comb jelly at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. The beroe eats other species of comb jellies which helps control population explosions of comb jellies in locations across the globe.Comb jellies float around a tank at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama.A Pacific sea nettle jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.Moon jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.A crystal jelly under blacklight at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.A crystal jelly under blacklight at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.A Pacific sea nettle jellyfish at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.Thousands of velella velella, also known as just velella or by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish, washed up on the beach near Fort Stevens, Oregon, on March 7, 2016.Thousands of velella velella, also known as just velella or by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish, washed up on the beaches of Fort Stevens and Seaside, Oregon, on March 7, 2016.Velella velella, also known as just velella or by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish, washed up on the beach at Seaside, Oregon, on March 7, 2016.

With Oregon beaches once again blanketed with Velella velella this week — tiny, electric-blue, slimy sailors that wash ashore by the millions — it seemed like a good time to take a look at some of the other jelly-like creatures found off Oregon.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/03/a-guide-to-gelatinous-creatures-off-oregons-coast-from-velella-to-giant-jellies.html

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