Chrysaora hysoscella
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| Compass jellyfish | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. hysoscella |
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| Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Chrysaora hysoscella, also known as the compass jellyfish, is a very common species of jellyfish that lives in coastal waters 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Basic information for Chrysaora hysoscella (Compass jellyfish), accessed March 14, 2008
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