Cassiopaea grew noticeably and moved to Evolution

Cassiopaea grew noticeably and moved to Evolution

Cassiopaeans have every reason to be at the beginning of the exposition representing the evolution of life, because they bear the signs of the Ediacaran fauna - the oldest multicellular organisms that inhabited the earth 635-540 million years ago. These jellyfish contain living microalgae, which, like all plants, are capable of photosynthesis. That is, part of the nutrient organics of Cassiopeia can be obtained simply thanks to light For two months, conducted in the aquarium, the Cassiopeia have increased in diameter by about half and continue to grow actively. Like most jellyfish - cassiopaea predators and gladly feed on zooplankton, which is grown in Primorsky Oceanarium.