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Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

Photo by Kevin Kavi
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Field Notes

Description:

Sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with a reddish tint. The bell can grow to be larger than one meter (three feet) in diameter in the wild, though most are less than 50 cm across. The long, spiraling, white oral arms and the 24 undulating maroon tentacles may trail behind as far as 3.6 to 4.6m (12 to 15 feet). For humans, its sting is often irritating, but rarely dangerous.

Notes:

Hong kong Ocean Theater

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This one is an adult... with a span of around 3 meters
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PublishedJune 11, 2011

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