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Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

Photo by Noe and Pili
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

This species is widely distributed in all warm and temperate waters of the world's oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It is also found in the Pacific Ocean, with sightings in warm waters off Hawaii, southern California and Mexico, as well as other Pacific locations (wikipedia).

Notes:

This jellyfish glows in the dark

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Pelagia noctiluca

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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