Chrysaora colorata

(Russell, 1964)

Vernacular names
English : Purple-striped sea-nettle
French : Méduse à bandes violettes

Classification
Class : Scyphozoa
Order : Semaeostomeae
Family : Pelagiidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Bell diameter reaching up to 70 cm, tentacle length can exceed 100 cm. Bell coloration is white, slightly transparent, with radial pattern of purplish stripes, not always visible. External and oral tentacles light brown. Oral tentacles frilly.

Range and habitat
The species is found in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to California. Lives in subtropical waters with temperatures going between 14 and 25°C. Pelagic species, occurs down to depths of 200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : Not assessed, common to abundant in most of its range. This species, like all Chrysaora, is a source of type II collagen for curing joint pain.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

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