Chrysaora fuscescens

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Chrysaora fuscescens
Sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Semaeostomeae Family: Pelagiidae Genus: Chrysaora Species: C. fuscescens
Binomial name
Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835

Chrysaora fuscescens (sometimes referred to generally as a sea nettle) is a common variety of jellyfish, found in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska, California to Japan. Evidence supports an increasing population resulting from human influences to coastal regions. This increase has a negative impact on populations of larval fishes.^[1]

Diameter of the body can be greater than 1 m (3 feet), with arms ranging from 3.6 to 4.6 m (12 to 15 feet) in length.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide (Sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens), accessed March 14, 2008
2. ^ Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide (Sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens), accessed March 14, 2008