Chrysaora hysoscella
| Compass jellyfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. hysoscella |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Chrysaora hysoscella, also known as the compass jellyfish, is a very common species of jellyfish that lives in coastal waters of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, including near the United Kingdom and Turkey. It has a diameter of up to 30 cm. Its 24 tentacles are arranged in eight groups of three. It is usually colored yellowish white, with some brown.[1]
It is also known from the southern Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of South Africa and False Bay[2]
Video of the Chrysaora hysoscella (compass jellyfish) from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
References
- ↑ Basic information for Chrysaora hysoscella (Compass jellyfish), accessed March 14, 2008
- ↑ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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