Cyanea ferruginea
Species of jellyfish
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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]
| 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 | |
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]