Chrysaora chesapeakei
| Chrysaora chesapeakei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. chesapeakei |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysaora chesapeakei (Papenfuss, 1936) | |
Chrysaora chesapeakei is a sea nettle from the family Pelagiidae.[1] It was shown to be a distinct species from Chrysaora quinquecirrha in 2017.[2]
Distribution
This species is found on the Atlantic coast of the USA.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chrysaora chesapeakei (Papenfuss, 1936)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- 1 2 Bayha, K. M.; Collins, A. G.; Gaffney, P. M. (2017). Multigene phylogeny of the scyphozoan jellyfish family Pelagiidae reveals that the common U.S. Atlantic sea nettle comprises two distinct species (Chrysaora quinquecirrha and C. chesapeakei). PeerJ. 5: e3863.
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