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  8. ›Stygiomedusa
Giant Phantom Jelly
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Giant Phantom Jelly

Stygiomedusa gigantea

Stygiomedusa gigantea is a species of giant deep sea jellyfish in the Ulmaridae family. With only 115 sightings in the last 110 years it is a jellyfish that is rarely seen, but believed to be widespread throughout the world. It is thought to be one of the largest invertebrate predators in the deep sea ecosystem.

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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 564145.