Chrysaora

Chrysaora

Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Pelagiidae
Genus:	Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Species
See text.

Chrysaora is a genus of the family Pelagiidae (Jellyfish).^[1] A recent analysis of the genus found there to be 12 valid species.^[2] The origin of the genus name Chrysaora lies in Greek mythology with Chrysaor, brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa. Translated, Chrysaor means "he who has a golden armament."^[3]

Valid species

Chrysaora achlyos Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo & Bloom 1997
Chrysaora chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888
Chrysaora colorata (Russell 1964)
Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud 1830)
Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt 1835
Chrysaora hysoscella (Linné 1766) - compass jelly
Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz 1829
Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838
Chrysaora pacifica (Goette 1886)
Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson 1832)
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor 1848) - sea nettle

Synonyms and dubious species

Chrysaora africana (Vanhöffen 1902) [accepted as Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)]
Chrysaora blossevillei Lesson 1830 [nomen dubium]
Chrysaora caliparea (Reynaud 1830) [species inquirenda]^[2]
Chrysaora depressa (Kishinouye 1902) [accepted as Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838]
Chrysaora helvola Brandt 1838 [accepted as Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt 1835]
Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium]^[2]
Chrysaora southcotti Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [accepted as Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810]^[2]
Chrysaora wurlerra Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium]^[2]

References

^ Cornelius, P. (2004). "Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810" World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2011-07-27
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Morandini, A.C. & A.C. Marques (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)". Zootaxa 2464: 1–97.
^ http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animalguide/tropicaldiver/pacificseanettle.aspx