Chrysaora plocamia
The South American sea nettle (Chrysaora plocamia) is a species of jellyfish from the family Pelagiidae.[1] It is found from the Pacific coast of Peru, south along Chile's coast to Tierra del Fuego, and north along the Atlantic coast of Argentina, with a few records from Uruguay.[2][3] Despite its common name, it is not the only sea nettle in South America; C. lactea ranges along the Atlantic coast of the continent, but generally further north than C. plocamia.[2] Historically, C. plocamia was often confused with C. hysoscella,[3] a species now known to be restricted to the northeast Atlantic.[2] C. plocamia is a large jellyfish, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in bell diameter,[2] although most mature individuals only are 25–40 cm (10–16 in).[3]
| South American sea nettle | |
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| A South American sea nettle at Monterey Bay Aquarium in 2014 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. plocamia |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830) | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- Morandini, André; Marques, Antonio (2010). "Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)". Zootaxa. 2464: 1–97.
- Schiariti, A.; M.S. Dutto; D.Y. Pereyra; G.F. Siquier; A.C. Morandini (2018). "Medusae (Scyphozoa and Cubozoa) from southwestern Atlantic and Subantarctic region (32-60°S, 34-70°W): species composition, spatial distribution and life history traits". Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res. 46 (2): 240–257. doi:10.3856/vol46-issue2-fulltext-1.
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