Species

Chrysaora colorata (Purple-striped sea nettle)

Chrysaora colorata. Photo: (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The purple-striped jelly (Chrysaora colorata, formerly Pelagia colorata) is a species of jellyfish that exists primarily off the coast of California in Monterey Bay. The bell (body) of the jellyfish is up to 70 cm (27.6 inches or 2.3 feet) in diameter, typically with a radial pattern of stripes. The tentacles vary with the age of the individual, consisting typically of eight marginal long dark arms, and four central frilly oral arms. It is closely studied…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
    - Class: Scyphozoa (True jellies)
      - Subclass: Discomedusae (Discomedusans)
        Order: Semaeostomeae (Flag-mouth jellies)
        Family: Pelagiidae (Pelagiid jellies)
        Genus: Chrysaora (Sea nettles)
        Species: Chrysaora colorata (Purple-striped sea nettle)

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