Cyanea lamarckii

blue jellyfish

SPECIES

1. KingdomAnimalia
2. PhylumCnidaria
3. ClassScyphozoa
4. OrderSemaeostomeae
5. FamilyCyaneidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded29,771

The blue jellyfish is a flat average-sized jellyfish. The jellyfish can sting severely with its long hairy tentacles located on the rim of the bell. Blue jellyfish are often found close to the shore with easterly winds. During the summer, they can spoil a warm beach day for bathing guests. Beach pavilion owners seem to easily forget previous jellyfish invasions. Every times there's an invasion, you always hear that "it has never been this bad".

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

40

Family

Cyaneidae

Collections

YPM, NHMUK

Recorded in

United Kingdom, Spain, Guernsey

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Cyanea

Image

Underside of expanded bluefire jellyfish in Brofjorden at Sandvik 57.jpg

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