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Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 
AphiaID: 135261

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Discomedusae (Subclass) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Pelagiidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Pelagiidae
Sources  basis of record: Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Gershwin, L. (2009). Staurozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa (Cnidaria). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

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taxa

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 Species Chrysaora achlyos Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo & Bloom, 1997
Species Chrysaora colorata (Russell, 1964)
Species Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)
Species Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835
Species Chrysaora helvola Brandt, 1838
Species Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008
Species Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz, 1829
Species Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1838
Species Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830)
Species Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor)
Species Chrysaora scoresbyanna Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008
Species Chrysaora southcotti Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008
Species Chrysaora wurlerra Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008

Species Chrysaora blossevillei Lesson, 1830 (nomen dubium)
Species Chrysaora pacifica (Goette, 1836) (nomen dubium)

Species Chrysaora africana (Vanhöffen, 1902) accepted as Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)
Species Chrysaora depressa (Kishinouye, 1902) accepted as Chrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1838
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135261
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Cornelius, Paul
  
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  Citation: Cornelius, P. (2013). Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135261 on 2013-05-22
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