Chrysaora Explained

Chrysaora is a genus of jellyfish, commonly called the sea nettles, 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 16 recognized species in the genus Chrysaora:

• Chrysaora achlyos – black sea nettle
• Chrysaora africana
• Chrysaora agulhensis ^[3]
• Chrysaora chesapeakei - Atlantic bay nettle
• Chrysaora chinensis
• Chrysaora colorata – purple-striped jelly
• Chrysaora fulgida
• Chrysaora fuscescens – Pacific sea nettle
• Chrysaora helvola
• Chrysaora hysoscella – compass jellyfish
• Chrysaora lactea
• Chrysaora melanaster – northern sea nettle
• Chrysaora pacifica – Japanese sea nettle
• Chrysaora pentastoma
• Chrysaora plocamia – South American sea nettle
• Chrysaora quinquecirrha – Atlantic sea nettle

Invalid species names

• Chrysaora blossevillei Lesson 1830 [nomen dubium]
• Chrysaora caliparea (Reynaud 1830) [species inquirenda]^[4]
• Chrysaora depressa (Kishinouye 1902) [accepted as ''Chrysaora melanaster'' <small>Brandt 1838</small>]
• Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium]
• Chrysaora southcotti Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [accepted as ''Chrysaora pentastoma'' Péron & Lesueur, 1810]
• Chrysaora wurlerra Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cornelius . P. . 2004 . Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 . . 2018-01-21.
2. Web site: Pacific Sea Nettle . . 2011-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012064503/http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animalguide/tropicaldiver/pacificseanettle.aspx . 2008-10-12.
3. Ras. V.. Neethling. S.. Engelbrecht. A.. Morandini. A. C.. Bayha. K. M.. Skrypzeck. H.. Gibbons. M. J.. 2020-05-15. There are three species of Chrysaora (Scyphozoa: Discomedusae) in the Benguela upwelling ecosystem, not two. Zootaxa. en. 4778. 3. 401–438. 10.11646/zootaxa.4778.3.1. 1175-5334.
4. Morandini. André C.. Marques. Antonio C.. 2010. Revision of the genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa). Zootaxa. 2464. 1–97. 10.11646/zootaxa.2464.1.1. ResearchGate.