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The Atlantic sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha), also called the East Coast sea nettle in the United States, is a species of jellyfish that inhabits the Atlantic coast of the United States. Historically it was confused with several Chrysaora species, resulting in incorrect reports of C. quinquecirrha from other parts of the Atlantic and other ...
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus, commonly known as the four-handed box jellyfish, is a species of box jellyfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The sting is venomous and dangerous to humans, especially children.
Some jellyfish populations that have shown clear increases in the past few decades are invasive species, newly arrived from other habitats: examples include the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea, central and eastern Mediterranean, Hawaii, and tropical and subtropical parts of the West Atlantic (including the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Brazil).
The Atlantic bay nettle, or Chrysaora chesapeakei, has become a common inhabitant of the bays and coastal estuaries of coastal New Jersey. ... A Pacific jellyfish species, clinging jellyfish were ...
Cyanea fulva, the Atlantic lion's mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish found along the Mid-Atlantic coastal region of the United States.C. fulva are commonly noted as being about two inches in diameter and smaller than C. capillata, however, larger than C. versicolor, a co-occurring close species.
The species Aurelia aurita is found in the North, Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas, Northeast Atlantic, Greenland, northeastern USA and Canada, Northwest Pacific and South America. [3] [4] [5] In general, Aurelia is an inshore genus that can be found in estuaries and harbors. [6] Moon jellyfish swimming (high resolution)
Captive sea nettles swimming in a tank. Chrysaora (/ ˈ k r aɪ s eɪ ˌ ɔːr ə /) is a genus of jellyfish, commonly called the sea nettles, in the family Pelagiidae. [2] The origin of the genus name Chrysaora lies in Greek mythology with Chrysaor, brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa.
A marine biologist got the surprise of her life when she swam off the southwestern coast of England and came across a jellyfish the size of a human. Breathtakingly gigantic jellyfish spotted off ...