Chrysaora fuscescens

(Brandt, 1835)

Vernacular names
English : Chrysaora fuscescens
French : Méduse dorée de la côte ouest

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

Identification
Bell diameter reaching up to 1 meter, but usually smaller. Bell coloration distinctive golden-brown to orange with darker edges and no other markings. Oral arms long, frilly and white, numerous dark brown external arms visible.

Range and habitat
The species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico. Found in subtropical and temperate waters, up to 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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