Key Identification Features
- chinensis is apparently no longer existing, this central Indo-Pacific population is distinct from related Chrysaora species native to the northeast Pacific (the region where C.
- The Pacific sea nettle has a distinctive golden-brown bell, the main body or head of a jellyfish, with a reddish tint.
- Commonly called the South American Sea Nettle, this species is recognized by its red-brown bell, long spiraling arms, and thin outer tentacles.
- It usually has around twenty-four tentacles, which contain a toxin that can sting and cause pain to humans.
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