| Chrysaora chinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysaora chinensis (Vanhöffen, 1888) | |
Chrysaora chinensis, the Indonesian sea nettle or Malaysian Sea Nettle, is a species of jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. [1] It is native to the central Indo-Pacific region and its sting is considered dangerous. [2]
First described by Ernst Vanhöffen in 1888, in 1910 it was considered a variant of C. helvola and in 1954 it was considered a synonym of it, while other authorities have considered it as a synonym of various other Chrysaora species. Although the type specimen of C. chinensis apparently no longer exists, the species of the central Indo-Pacific region is different both from relatives in the northeast Pacific (the region where C. helvola was described) and those found elsewhere. [2] [3] As a consequence, recent authorities recognize it as a valid species. [1] [2] [3]
