Cyanea capillata

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Semaeostomeae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Scyphozoa Subclassis: Discomedusae Ordo: Semaeostomeae

Familia: Cyaneidae
Genus: Cyanea
Species: Cyanea capillata

Name

Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

Medusa capillata (protonym)
Cyanea arctica Péron & Lesueur, 1809

References

Systema Naturae 1: 660.

Vernacular names

dansk: Rød Brandmand
English: Lion's Mane Jellyfish
español: Medusa de melena de león
suomi: Hiusmeduusa
français: Méduse à crinière de lion
Bahasa Indonesia: Surai singa
norsk: Brennmanet
polski: Bełtwa festonowa
svenska: Röd brännmanet
中文: 獅鬃水母

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