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Chrysaora (Compass jellyfish)

Synonyms: Dactylometra; Kuragea; Talassocore

Wikipedia Abstract

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."
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Species

Chrysaora achlyos (Black jelly)
Chrysaora africana
Chrysaora agulhensis
Chrysaora caliparea
Chrysaora chesapeakei (bay nettle)
Chrysaora chinensis
Chrysaora colorata (Purple-striped jellyfish)
Chrysaora fluoresens
Chrysaora fulgida (Sea nettle)
Chrysaora fuscens
Chrysaora fuscescens (Sea nettle)
Chrysaora helova
Chrysaora hysoscella (Compass jellyfish)
Chrysaora isosceles
Chrysaora lactea (Attributes)
Chrysaora melanaster (Japanese sea nettle)
Chrysaora pacifica (Sea nettle)
Chrysaora pentastoma
Chrysaora plocamia
Chrysaora pseudoocellata
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (sea nettle)
Dactylometra lactea

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0