Species: Cyanea capillata

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

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    Jellyfish

    Recent worldwide increases in the abundance of some jellyfish have been associated with human-caused disturbances to the environment such as eutrophication, overfishing and climate warming.

    Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Photo by Hans Hillewaert, courtesy of USGS.
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Cnidaria
    Class

    Scyphozoa

    Order

    Semaeostomeae

    Family

    Cyaneidae

    Genus

    Cyanea

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Invertebrates - Corals and other Cnidarians - Jellyfishes, Hydras, and Sea Wasps
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Cnidaria - Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae - Cyaneidae - Cyanea
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    GNR
    Conservation Status Map
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