Pelagia noctiluca (luminous jellyfish, fire jellyfish)
Pelagia noctiluca (luminous jellyfish, fire jellyfish)
Strain: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Habitat: | Plankton |
Occurrence: | Cosmopolitan, onear the surface, in the upper metres of water depth |
Size: | 8 tentacles, which can reach a length of 40-100 cm, umbrella about 10 cm in diameter |
Appearance: | Transparent with pink, purple or red speckles |
Behaviour: | Nematocysts on the outside of the umbrella, no sessile stage, sting can be very painful |
