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Description
Name: Jellopard (Phanterasma medusii)

Length: 2.5~3.3m

From: Planet Cnidaria

Planet Cnidaria is a jungle planet where the path of evolution preferred its early results and let them prosper. This place is a world full of alien cnidarians. Almost every multicellular organism of planet Cnidaria resembles a very derived cnidarian (which includes jellyfish, coral, sea anemone, siphonophores, hydras, etc). These "cnidarians" dominated the planet's primordial ocean rapidly and later took over the land and, eventually, the sky.

The current landscape scenery of the planet is mostly endless vivid jungles of silvan corals, terrestrial sea anemones, dendroid jellyfish, and palm tree-like hydrozoans. In this luxuriant beauty lays one of the most deadliest predator of the planet: the Jellopard.

Though its name may sound ludicrous, the Jellopard is one of the apex predator of the planet. This exotic creature evolved from an alien cnidarian that resembles a box jellyfish. Though its bodily structure may have changed drastically, just like its ancestor, this organism is a highly active carnivore compared to other critters of Cnidaria.

The Jellopard occupies the niche of a leopard but it takes that position to the extreme due to its surrounding habitat; a vast, dense, and overdeveloped vital jungle. The Jellopard is, in fact, the most notorious creature that dwells in the coral jungle. It rules the jungle staying on top of the food chain and on top of the gellatinous canopy of the corals and dendroid jellies.

Though it lost the venom of its ancestor, it replaced it with a vicious temper and strong muscular structure. The Jellopard has eight appendages that is used for locomotion and the rest are used for sensing the surroundings. Like its ancestor, the Jellopard has multiple eyes that can view the prey's movements easily. These eyes are attatched onto long sensory tentacles which are attatched on its elongated gastrovascular cavity which serves as the Jellopard's head. The "head" of the Jellopard contains a growling chamber which is used for warning calls and echolocation. The mouth part of the Jellopard is narrow and sharp so that it can suck up the juices of its prey.

The Jellopard's main hunting method is ambush attack. It simply waits on top of the coral branches until the prey passes right beneath it. The Jellopard's keen sensory organs and its prehensile psuedotail aids the hunt. It drops from right above the prey while its tail is coiled around the coral branch. If the ambush fails, the Jellopard will chase after its prey. Mostly, the chase ends up as the Jellopard's win but sometimes the lucky prey outruns the merciless beast.

Despite its appearance that almost seems like its body is bilaterally symmetrical, like all animals of Cnidaria, the Jellopard is a radially symmetrical organism. Or, at least its anatomy is radially symmetrical. The Jellopard only appears to be bilaterally symmetric due to its elongated body plan, extended mouth that resembles a head, and its weirdly elegant posture created by the use of its prehensile appendages.

This wierd combination of radially symmetric anatomy and bilaterally symmetric posture results in a mesmerizing movement style. Because this magnificent creature can use any of its appendages for movement, it hardly trips or falls while running through the dense jungle of Cnidaria. Also, it can run in 3-dimensional directions with ease. Such characteristics tell why and how this majestic monstrosity is the king of the gellatinous canopy of the coral jungle.

Description
Name: Jellopard (Phanterasma medusii)

Length: 2.5~3.3m

From: Planet Cnidaria

Planet Cnidaria is a jungle planet where the path of evolution preferred its early results and let them prosper. This place is a world full of alien cnidarians. Almost every multicellular organism of planet Cnidaria resembles a very derived cnidarian (which includes jellyfish, coral, sea anemone, siphonophores, hydras, etc). These "cnidarians" dominated the planet's primordial ocean rapidly and later took over the land and, eventually, the sky.

The current landscape scenery of the planet is mostly endless vivid jungles of silvan corals, terrestrial sea anemones, dendroid jellyfish, and palm tree-like hydrozoans. In this luxuriant beauty lays one of the most deadliest predator of the planet: the Jellopard.

Though its name may sound ludicrous, the Jellopard is one of the apex predator of the planet. This exotic creature evolved from an alien cnidarian that resembles a box jellyfish. Though its bodily structure may have changed drastically, just like its ancestor, this organism is a highly active carnivore compared to other critters of Cnidaria.

The Jellopard occupies the niche of a leopard but it takes that position to the extreme due to its surrounding habitat; a vast, dense, and overdeveloped vital jungle. The Jellopard is, in fact, the most notorious creature that dwells in the coral jungle. It rules the jungle staying on top of the food chain and on top of the gellatinous canopy of the corals and dendroid jellies.

Though it lost the venom of its ancestor, it replaced it with a vicious temper and strong muscular structure. The Jellopard has eight appendages that is used for locomotion and the rest are used for sensing the surroundings. Like its ancestor, the Jellopard has multiple eyes that can view the prey's movements easily. These eyes are attatched onto long sensory tentacles which are attatched on its elongated gastrovascular cavity which serves as the Jellopard's head. The "head" of the Jellopard contains a growling chamber which is used for warning calls and echolocation. The mouth part of the Jellopard is narrow and sharp so that it can suck up the juices of its prey.

The Jellopard's main hunting method is ambush attack. It simply waits on top of the coral branches until the prey passes right beneath it. The Jellopard's keen sensory organs and its prehensile psuedotail aids the hunt. It drops from right above the prey while its tail is coiled around the coral branch. If the ambush fails, the Jellopard will chase after its prey. Mostly, the chase ends up as the Jellopard's win but sometimes the lucky prey outruns the merciless beast.

Despite its appearance that almost seems like its body is bilaterally symmetrical, like all animals of Cnidaria, the Jellopard is a radially symmetrical organism. Or, at least its anatomy is radially symmetrical. The Jellopard only appears to be bilaterally symmetric due to its elongated body plan, extended mouth that resembles a head, and its weirdly elegant posture created by the use of its prehensile appendages.

This wierd combination of radially symmetric anatomy and bilaterally symmetric posture results in a mesmerizing movement style. Because this magnificent creature can use any of its appendages for movement, it hardly trips or falls while running through the dense jungle of Cnidaria. Also, it can run in 3-dimensional directions with ease. Such characteristics tell why and how this majestic monstrosity is the king of the gellatinous canopy of the coral jungle.