Chrysaora
| Chrysaora | |
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| Chrysaora fuscescens | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 |
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Chrysaora is a genus of jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae.[1] 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."[2]
Species
There are 14 recognized species in the genus Chrysaora:[1]
- Chrysaora achlyos Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo & Bloom 1997 – black sea nettle
- Chrysaora africana (Vanhöffen, 1902)
- Chrysaora chesapeakei (Papenfuss, 1936)
- Chrysaora colorata (Russell 1964) – purple-striped jelly
- Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud 1830)
- Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt 1835 – Pacific sea nettle
- Chrysaora helvola Brandt, 1838
- Chrysaora hysoscella (L. 1766) – compass jellyfish
- Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz 1829
- Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838 – northern sea nettle
- Chrysaora pacifica (Goette 1886) – Japanese sea nettle
- Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
- Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson 1830) – South American sea nettle
- Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor 1848) – Atlantic sea nettle
Invalid species names
- Chrysaora blossevillei Lesson 1830 [nomen dubium]
- Chrysaora caliparea (Reynaud 1830) [species inquirenda][3]
- Chrysaora chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888 [var. C helvola but proposed as resurrected in 2010][3]
- Chrysaora depressa (Kishinouye 1902) [accepted as Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838]
- Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium][3]
- Chrysaora southcotti Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [accepted as Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810][3]
- Chrysaora wurlerra Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium][3]
References
- 1 2 Cornelius, P. (2004). "Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810" World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2018-01-21
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Morandini, André C.; Marques, Antonio C. (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2464: 1–97 – via ResearchGate.
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