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Cyanea lamarckii
Cyanea lamarckii, also known as the Blue jellyfish or Bluefire jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae. Populations in the western Pacific around Japan are sometimes distinguished as Cyanea nozakii or Cyanea capillata nozakii. Cyanea lamarckii has a blue or yellow tone and grows to approximately 10 to 20 cm, but specimens can grow to 30 cm.[2] In Scandinavian seas this species rarely grows larger than 15 cm. This jellyfish has many stinging tentacles. The four mouth arms are large with many wrinkles and ripples.[3] a species is not fully agreed upon. Some zoologists have suggested that all species. (Wiki)
This species is found in the pelagic zone off the west coast of Scotland, the North Sea and the Irish Sea, sometimes with the more common Lion's Mane Jellyfish, (Cyanea capillata). (Wiki)
Spotted on Jun 1, 2008
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you :)
They are not taken under water like yours, fortunately the water was very shallow water.
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Lovely sighting! you can add this to the new "color blue" mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8382...