Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae

Genus: Pelagia

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5 species
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Pelagia colorata
[Purple-striped jelly]
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Pelagia cyanella
[]
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Pelagia flaveola
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 9 cm WD
Pelagia noctiluca(Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Pelagia noctiluca
[Purplestriped jelly]
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Pelagia panopyra
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