Cyanea (jellyfish)

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Cyanea Phylum Cnidaria Order Semaeostomeae		Family Cyaneidae Higher classification Cyaneidae Rank Genus

Lifespan Lion's mane jellyfish: 12 months Lower classifications Lion's mane jellyfish, Blue jellyfish, Cyanea hardyi

Cyanea is a cosmopolitan genus of stinging jellyfish, primarily found in northern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The same genus name has been given to a genus of plants of the Hawaiian lobelioids, an example of a parahomonym (same name, different kingdom).

Cyanea (jellyfish) Cyanea capillata Jelly Stalkers Appalachian State University

Species

Cyanea (jellyfish) Cyanea capillata The Lion39s Mane Jellyfish The Race Rocks Taxonomy

The taxonomy of Cyanea species is not fully agreed upon. Some zoologists have suggested that all species within the genus should be treated as one. However, in the North Sea at least, the lion's mane jellyfish and the blue jellyfish appear as distinct species. Cyanea may be a species complex of recently diverged species.