Poole, Karen E.
Chrysaora
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Species
sea nettles
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderSemaeostomeae
- FamilyPelagiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations4,935
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 77
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Pelagiidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, YPM, NMV, NHMUK, MCZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, Virgin Islands, U.S., Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pelagiidae
- Image
- Six-Sea-Nettles.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chrysaora
- taxon name
- Chrysaora
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Chrysaora
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chrysaora () is a genus of jellyfish, commonly called the sea nettles, in the family Pelagiidae. The origin of the genus name Chrysaora lies in Greek mythology with Chrysaor, brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa. Translated, Chrysaor means "he who has a golden armament."
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