Cyanea rosea

Cyanea rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Semaeostomeae
Family:	Cyaneidae
Genus:	Cyanea
Species:	C. rosea
Binomial name
Cyanea rosea Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Cyanea rosea, also known as the pink lion's mane jellyfish is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It was first described by French zoologist, Jean René Constant Quoy, and French naturalist, Joseph Paul Gaimard, in 1824. ^{[4] [5]}

Cyanea rosea is endemic to the western and southern Pacific Ocean and has been found around Papua New Guinea, the eastern coast of Australia and the western coast of New Zealand.

References

1. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (eds.) (April 30, 2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
2. Kramp, P.L. 1961 Synopsis of the medusae of the world. J Mar Biol Ass UK 40:1-469. (Ref. 2992)
3. Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Cyanea rosea Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287200 on 2025-05-22
4. "Cyanea rosea". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
5. Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up page(s): 570-571