Species: Cyanea capillata
Lion's Mane Jellyfish
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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.
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Scyphozoa
Order
Semaeostomeae
Family
Cyaneidae
Genus
Cyanea
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Corals and other Cnidarians - Jellyfishes, Hydras, and Sea Wasps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Cnidaria - Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae - Cyaneidae - Cyanea
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Distribution
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