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Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

Description:

Sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with a reddish tint. The bell can grow to be larger than one meter (three feet) in diameter in the wild, though most are less than 50 cm across. The long, spiraling, white oral arms and the 24 undulating maroon tentacles may trail behind as far as 3.6 to 4.6m (12 to 15 feet). For humans, its sting is often irritating, but rarely dangerous.

Notes:

Hong kong Ocean Theater

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1 Comment

Kevin Kavi
Kevin Kavi 12 years ago

This one is an adult... with a span of around 3 meters

Kevin Kavi
Spotted by
Kevin Kavi

深圳市 (Shēnzhèn), Paracel Islands

Spotted on Dec 28, 2010
Submitted on Jun 11, 2011

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