Chrysaora

Chrysaora
Chrysaora fuscescens in a Kreisel tank
Chrysaora colorata at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Genus: Chrysaora
Péron & Lesueur, 1809
Species

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Synonyms
  • Dactylometra Agassiz, 1862
  • Kuragea Kishinouye, 1902
Captive sea nettles swimming in a tank

Chrysaora (/ˈkraɪseɪˌɔːrə/) 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."

Species

There are 16 recognized species in the genus Chrysaora:

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References

  1. ↑ Péron, F.; Lesueur, C. A. (1809). "Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de Méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour". Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (in French). 14. Paris: 325–366.
  2. 1 2 Cornelius, P. (2004). "Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Pacific Sea Nettle". Georgia Aquarium. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ↑ Ras, V.; Neethling, S.; Engelbrecht, A.; Morandini, A. C.; Bayha, K. M.; Skrypzeck, H.; Gibbons, M. J. (2020-05-15). "There are three species of Chrysaora (Scyphozoa: Discomedusae) in the Benguela upwelling ecosystem, not two". Zootaxa. 4778 (3): 401–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4778.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Morandini, André C.; Marques, Antonio C. (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)". Zootaxa. 2464: 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2464.1.1 – via ResearchGate.