Pelagiidae
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor, 1848)
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor, 1848)
Chrysaora quinquecirrha, the Atlantic sea nettle, is a marine carnivorous jellyfish with a moderate to severe, non-lethal (except allergy) sting.
Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835
Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835
Chrysaora fuscescens, the Pacific sea nettle, is a common northeastern Pacific jellyfish popular in public aquariums.
Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)
Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)
Chrysaora fulgida (Benguela compass jelly) is a Pelagiidae jellyfish found off South Africa's western coast, with a painful sting rarely dangerous to non-allergic people.
Chrysaora pacifica (Goette, 1886)
Chrysaora pacifica (Goette, 1886)
Chrysaora pacifica, the Japanese sea nettle, is a venomous northwest Pacific jellyfish often misidentified in aquariums.
Chrysaora colorata (Russell, 1964)
Chrysaora colorata (Russell, 1964)
Chrysaora colorata is a jellyfish that gets its name from purple bell stripes, with distinct age-related color and form changes.
Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1835
Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1835
Chrysaora melanaster, the northern sea nettle, is a jellyfish found in northern Pacific and Arctic open waters with stinging tentacles.
Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830)
Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830)
Chrysaora plocamia, the South American Sea Nettle, is a cnidarian jellyfish that can reproduce both asexually and sexually.
Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Chrysaora hysoscella, the compass jellyfish, is a common temperate coastal true jellyfish native to the northeastern Atlantic.
Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz, 1829
Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz, 1829
Chrysaora lactea, the Milk Sea Nettle, is a South American Atlantic coast sea nettle jellyfish that can negatively impact coastal tourism.
Chrysaora chesapeakei (Papenfuss, 1936)
Chrysaora chesapeakei (Papenfuss, 1936)
Chrysaora chesapeakei is a separate species of sea nettle found along the U.S. east coast and Gulf of Mexico, whose sting is rarely fatal to humans.
Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Chrysaora pentastoma, the Australian Sea Nettle, is a small, strong-stinging jellyfish found in eastern South Australia coastal waters.
Chrysaora chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888
Chrysaora chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888
Chrysaora chinensis, the Indonesian or Malaysian sea nettle, is a dangerous-sting jellyfish from the central Indo-Pacific, now recognized as a valid species.
Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775)
Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775)
Pelagia noctiluca, the mauve stinger, is a small widely reported cnidarian jellyfish with no polyp stage in its life cycle.
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