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Lion's mane jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

Description:

Largest known species of jellyfish. Found in the north of the Atlantic, Pacific and also in Arctic waters and rarely further south than 42 degrees north (wiki). In the picture you can see the characteristic eight lobes framing the bell.

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3 Comments

Ryan21
Ryan21 12 years ago

That looks dangerous!! Nice spotting!

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thank you KarenL, it was HUGE!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Elsa
Spotted by
Elsa

Finnmark, Norway

Spotted on Oct 16, 2011
Submitted on Nov 29, 2011

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