There are 9 species of peach blossom jellyfish in my country, all of which are national first-level protected animals. Peach Blossom Jellyfish has extremely high requirements for water quality and generally lives in freshwater environments with clear water quality.
Peach Blossom Jellyfish belongs to the order Hydrozoa, order Freshwater Medusa, and genus Peach Blossom Jellyfish. Currently, there are 11 species of worms that have been included in statistics around the world, 9 of which are found in my country's waters. They are Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Chuxiong Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Hangzhou Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Leshan Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Sichuan Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Chinese Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Yichang Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Xinyang Peach Blossom Jellyfish, and Zigui Peach Blossom Jellyfish.
Peach blossom jellyfish mainly live in clean fresh water of rivers and lakes. A few peach blossom jellyfish can also survive in hot spring environments. The peach blossom jellyfish is petite in size. The diameter of an adult peach blossom jellyfish is only 15 to 25 mm, and the length of its tentacles is only 20 mm. The color of the organism is almost transparent. It is difficult to spot them unless they appear in groups in the water. There are some records of peach blossom jellyfish in ancient Chinese books, but the first record of peach blossom jellyfish in the field of world zoology was in 1880. Half a century later, other types of peach blossom jellyfish were discovered around the world. Traces of pink jellyfish are found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and America. Although peach blossom jellyfish is widely distributed around the world, due to the lack of effective self-protection capabilities of its species itself and extremely high individual requirements for water quality, the number of peach blossom jellyfish decreased sharply during the industrial development period. Endangered animals. In my country, peach blossom jellyfish is also called the "giant panda" in the water.
Peach Blossom Jellyfish has extremely high requirements on water quality. No matter what kind of Peach Blossom Jellyfish, it can only live in freshwater waters. The peach jellyfish that forms the jellyfish body must survive in non-toxic, clean, slightly acidic water. Once the water quality is contaminated, the polyps will separate from the jellyfish structure and be adsorbed into the underwater rock crevices. However, because the polyps themselves lack adequate protective functions, the polyps under rocks are still very fragile. If the water quality is seriously polluted in a short period of time, the peach blossom jellyfish will die directly within 1-2 days.
It is precisely because of the life characteristics and environmental requirements of the peach blossom jellyfish that the peach blossom jellyfish is endangered all over the world. The only way to protect the peach blossom jellyfish is to strictly protect the environment of rivers and lakes to improve the living environment of the peach blossom jellyfish. Otherwise, our descendants will only be able to understand this beautiful and special species through photos and film and television materials.