Chrysaora

Chrysaora
Chrysaora fuscescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Genus: Chrysaora
Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Species

See text.

Chrysaora is a genus of the family Pelagiidae (Jellyfish).[1] A recent analysis of the genus found there to be 12 valid species.[2] 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."[3]

Valid species

Synonyms and dubious species

References

  1. Cornelius, P. (2004). "Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810" World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2011-07-27
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Morandini, A.C. & A.C. Marques (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)". Zootaxa 2464: 1–97.
  3. http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animalguide/tropicaldiver/pacificseanettle.aspx
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