Chrysaora

Chrysaora
	Chrysaora fuscescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Pelagiidae
Genus:	Chrysaora; Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Dactylometra Agassiz, 1862; Kuragea Kishinouye, 1902;

Chrysaora (common name sea nettle) 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 15 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 chinensis Vanhöffen, 1888
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 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]

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References

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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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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[WoRMS-1] Cornelius, P. (2004). "Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810" World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2018-01-21

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2011-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[MM2010-3] Morandini, André C.; Marques, Antonio C. (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2464: 1–97 – via ResearchGate.