Chrysaora melanaster, commonly known as the northern sea nettle or brown jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

Chrysaora melanaster, commonly known as the northern sea nettle or brown jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

2010年8月20日 · Sea Nettle: Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1838 The largest jellyfish of the Arctic. Size. bell upto 60cm; tentacles and lips may stretch more than 3 m; Color & Characteristics. Color: white, brown to orange stripes; 24-32 long orange-red tentacles; 4 long curtain-like lips; 8 marginal rhophilia (sense organ), spaced between 32 lappets

The northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster), also called a brown jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

Pacific sea nettles (also known as West Coast sea nettles) are in the class Scyphozoa, that of the jellies called true jellies. The genus name of sea nettle jellies, Chrysaora, comes from Greek mythology. Chrysaor, reportedly a giant, was the son of Poseidon and Medusa. His name translates as ‘golden falchion’.

2020年1月21日 · The sea nettle is a group of jellyfish in the genus Chrysaora. The jellyfish gets its common name from its sting, which resembles that from a nettle or bee. The scientific name Chrysaora comes from Greek mythology, referring to Chrysaor, who was the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa and brother of Pegasus. Chrysaor's name means "he who has ...

The northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster), also called a brown jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

Chrysaora melanaster, one of the largest jellyfish commonly found in the Arctic, swims underneath the Arctic ice. Its tentacles can stretch to more than 3 meters long and pack a mean sting for humans.

The scientific name for this jellyfish comes from Chrysaor, the god of light and son of Poseidon and Medusa. It refers to the golden rays decorating the umbrella like the warrior's golden sword.

Chrysaora (/ ˈ k r aɪ s eɪ ˌ ɔːr ə /) is a genus of jellyfish, commonly called the sea nettles, in the family Pelagiidae. [2] The origin of the genus name Chrysaora lies in Greek mythology with Chrysaor , brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa .