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Family: Cyaneidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Cyanea annasethe
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Max. Length 35 cm WD
 
Cyanea annaskala
[]
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Max. Length 40 cm WD
 
Cyanea barkeri
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Max. Length 31 cm WD
 
Cyanea buitendijki
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Arctic and Northeast Atla
Max. Length 228.6 cm WD
Cyanea capillata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Cyanea capillata
[Lion's mane]
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Cyanea citrae
[]
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Max. Length 40 cm WD
 
Cyanea ferruginea
[]
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Cyanea fulva
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Cyanea lamarckii
[Lion's mane jellyfish]
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Max. Length 14 cm WD
 
Cyanea mjobergi
[]
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Cyanea muellerianthe
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Chun Au Yeung@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm WD
Cyanea nozakiiKishinouye, 1891

Photo by Chun Au Yeung@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project
 
Cyanea nozakii
[]
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Cyanea postelsi
[]

Shek O@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Cyanea purpureaKishinouye, 1910

Photo by Shek O@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project
 
Cyanea purpurea
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm WD
 
Cyanea rosea
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Max. Length 17 cm WD
 
Cyanea tzetlinii
[]
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Desmonema chierchianum
[]
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Max. Length 45 cm WD
 
Desmonema comatum
[]
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Max. Length 60 cm WD
 
Desmonema gaudichaudi
[]
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Max. Length 120 cm WD
 
Desmonema glaciale
[]
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Max. Length 75 cm WD
 
Drymonema dalmatinum
[Pink meanie]


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