- Chrysaora hysoscella
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Compass jellyfish 
Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Medusozoa Class: Scyphozoa Order: Semaeostomeae Family: Pelagiidae Genus: Chrysaora Species: C. hysoscella Binomial name Chrysaora hysoscella
(Linnaeus, 1766)Chrysaora hysoscella, also known as the compass jellyfish, is a very common species of jellyfish that lives in coastal waters near the United Kingdom and Turkey. It has a diameter of up to 30 cm. Its 24 tentacles are arranged in eight groups of three. It is usually colored yellowish white, with some brown.[1]
References
- ^ Basic information for Chrysaora hysoscella (Compass jellyfish), accessed March 14, 2008
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