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Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1838 |
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Family: | Pelagiidae () | |||
Max. size: | 60 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic; marine | |||
Distribution: | Arctic, North Atlantic and North Pacific. | |||
Diagnosis: | Up to 30 cm wide, about 0ne-third as high as wide; marginal lappets of almost equal size and shape; septa between stomach pouches straight, rhopalar pouches in middle portion somewhat broader, at margin considerably narrower than the tentacular pouches; 3 to 5 tentacles per octant; 32 radiating reddish or brown streaks on exumbrella and moreover 16 radiating dark brown, almost black, streaks on subumbrella below the septa between the stomach pouches. | |||
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IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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