02 Meduses Chrysaora fuscescens Nausicaa 07 2024 Luc Viatour🪼

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SpeciesSemaeostomeaePelagiidae
Cnidarians

🪼Chrysaora fuscescens

Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835

太平洋黃金水母(學名:Chrysaora fuscescens),又名太平洋海刺水母、太平洋海蕁麻,是黃金水母屬下的一種水母,分佈于加拿大到墨西哥西部沿海。它因顏色金黃而得名。由於色澤艷麗且對環境要求不高而成為水族館的常客。 太平洋黃金水母體型碩大,頭部直徑可超過一米,絕大多數個體也在半米左右。它共有24條觸手,長度可達15英尺(4.6米)。人類被蜇傷後會產生刺痛,但很少會死亡。

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

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Body mass
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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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