Chrysaora

Chrysaora
Chrysaora fuscescens
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 - black sea nettle
• Chrysaora chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888
• Chrysaora colorata (Russell 1964) - purple-striped sea nettle
• Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud 1830)
• Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt 1835 - Pacific sea nettle
• Chrysaora hysoscella (Linné 1766) - compass jelly
• Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz 1829
• Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838 - northern sea nettle, or brown jellyfish
• Chrysaora pacifica (Goette 1886) - Japanese sea nettle
• Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
• Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson 1832)
• Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor 1848) - Atlantic 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]

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