Sea Nettles
Chrysaora
Chrysaora is a genus of the family Pelagiidae (Jellyfish). A recent analysis of the genus found there to be 12 valid species. 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."
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Compass Jelly
speciesChrysaora hysoscella
Pacific Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora fuscescens
Bay Nettle
speciesChrysaora chesapeakei
Purple-striped Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora colorata
Atlantic Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora quinquecirrha
South American Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora plocamia
Northern Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora melanaster
Japanese Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora pacifica
Malaysian Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora chinensis
Benguela Compass Jelly
speciesChrysaora fulgida
Milk Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora lactea
Agulhas Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora agulhensis
Australian Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora pentastoma
Southern African Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora africana
Black Jelly
speciesChrysaora achlyos
False Eyespot Sea Nettle
speciesChrysaora pseudoocellata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Chrysaora in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48483.