Invertebrateverified

Pelagia noctiluca

(Forsskål, 1775)

Mauve Stinger

Also known as: Night-Light Jellyfish, Phosphorescent Jellyfish, Pink Jellyfish, Purple Jellyfish, Purplestripped Jelly, Luminous Jellyfish, Purple People Eater

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Taxonomy

Class

Scyphozoa

Order

Semaeostomeae

Family

Pelagiidae

Where to find it

common

ItalyMaltaSpain

occasional

AlbaniaGreece

Other species in Pelagiidae

Chrysaora hysoscella

Compass Jellyfish