Alexandre Jan
@alexandrejan.bsky.social
Ctenophore breeder for @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab at @msarscentre.bsky.social
ଳ Jellyfish photographer 🪼📷
All images are made by @alexandrejan.bsky.social (© Alexandre Jan)
Reproduction of any content without permission is prohibited.
ଳ Jellyfish photographer 🪼📷
All images are made by @alexandrejan.bsky.social (© Alexandre Jan)
Reproduction of any content without permission is prohibited.
It swims to the LEFT (lobes and mouth first in search of prey) and to the RIGHT for a quick escape.
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It swims to the LEFT (lobes and mouth first in search of prey) and to the RIGHT for a quick escape.
I'm looking forward to your article about Pleurobrachia.
For the mouth, I would vote 1.
For the mouth, I would vote 1.
October 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm looking forward to your article about Pleurobrachia.
For the mouth, I would vote 1.
For the mouth, I would vote 1.
It was a good attempt, but those species are found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, except one species from Japan
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Beroe cucumis
Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris
Pleurobrachia pileus (2x)
Callianira bialata
Hormiphora plumosa
Bolinopsis infundibulum
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Beroe cucumis
Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris
Pleurobrachia pileus (2x)
Callianira bialata
Hormiphora plumosa
Bolinopsis infundibulum
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It was a good attempt, but those species are found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, except one species from Japan
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Beroe cucumis
Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris
Pleurobrachia pileus (2x)
Callianira bialata
Hormiphora plumosa
Bolinopsis infundibulum
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Beroe cucumis
Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris
Pleurobrachia pileus (2x)
Callianira bialata
Hormiphora plumosa
Bolinopsis infundibulum
Bolinopsis, Leucothea, Mnemiopsis, Lampocteis, Beroe x3, Pleurobrachia, Haeckelia, sp. RedX, and Euplokamis, great catch!
October 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Bolinopsis, Leucothea, Mnemiopsis, Lampocteis, Beroe x3, Pleurobrachia, Haeckelia, sp. RedX, and Euplokamis, great catch!
Impressive drawings, @beziostudio.bsky.social! So realistic — even some parasites are sneaking into the Beroe 🤯
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Impressive drawings, @beziostudio.bsky.social! So realistic — even some parasites are sneaking into the Beroe 🤯
Reposted by Alexandre Jan
Corymorpha nutans, it is also the first jelly that appears with the stomach full. They bud from a polyp like the one in this video from @alexandrejan.bsky.social. Crazy hydrozoans!
April 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Corymorpha nutans, it is also the first jelly that appears with the stomach full. They bud from a polyp like the one in this video from @alexandrejan.bsky.social. Crazy hydrozoans!
Reposted by Alexandre Jan
Director Alexis Powilewicz & aquarist Étienne Bourgouin from Paris Aquarium discuss the collaboration together with MSarsCentre Director @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social & @alexandrejan.bsky.social, ctenophore expert in the lab of @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social ✨🧪
tinyurl.com/yc7erub5
tinyurl.com/yc7erub5
Michael Sars Centre partners with Paris Aquarium to introduce comb jellies to the public
The Michael Sars Centre at the University of Bergen and the Paris Aquarium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange expertise on comb jelly husbandry. The collaboration marks a sign...
tinyurl.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Director Alexis Powilewicz & aquarist Étienne Bourgouin from Paris Aquarium discuss the collaboration together with MSarsCentre Director @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social & @alexandrejan.bsky.social, ctenophore expert in the lab of @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social ✨🧪
tinyurl.com/yc7erub5
tinyurl.com/yc7erub5
Reposted by Alexandre Jan
The story made the cover of @biophysj.bsky.social with a beautiful shot of Littorina littorea and Malacoceros fuliginosus by @alexandrejan.bsky.social ✨
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The story made the cover of @biophysj.bsky.social with a beautiful shot of Littorina littorea and Malacoceros fuliginosus by @alexandrejan.bsky.social ✨
Wonderful Callianira antarctica 🤩💙
November 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Wonderful Callianira antarctica 🤩💙