02 Meduses Chrysaora fuscescens Nausicaa 07 2024 Luc Viatour🪼

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SpeciesSemaeostomeaePelagiidae
Cnidarians

🪼Chrysaora fuscescens

Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835

Chrysaora fuscescens, the Pacific sea nettle or West Coast sea nettle, is a widespread jellyfish that lives in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, in temperate to cooler waters off of British Columbia and the West Coast of the United States, ranging south to Mexico. The Pacific sea nettle earned its common name in-reference to its defensive, 'nettle'-like sting; much like the stinging nettle plant, the sea nettle's defensive sting is often irritating to humans, though rarely dangerous.

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Also called
West Coast sea nettle, Sea nettle
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Chrysaora fuscescens yet.

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Body mass
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Shoulder height
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Top speed
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Bite force
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Maximum lifespan
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Danger to humans
harmless
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Bell width
0.3 mmaximum recorded, width / bell diameter
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