Cyanea ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Semaeostomeae |
Family: | Cyaneidae |
Genus: | Cyanea |
Species: | C. ferruginea |
Binomial name | |
Cyanea ferruginea Eschscholtz, 1829 | |
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Map of the Bering Sea where Cyanea ferruginea is distributed |
Cyanea ferruginea, also known as the Pacific lion mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish commonly found south of the polar region and the Bering Sea. [1] [2]
It is smaller than the similar species Cyanea capillata (lion's mane jellyfish), one of the largest animals in the ocean. Its bell is red and has a diameter of about 1 meters with tentacles extending up to 8 meters. [3]