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The Biological Bulletin, Vol 193, Issue 1 8-13, Copyright © 1997 by Marine Biological Laboratory

EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS

Chrysaora achlyos, a Remarkable New Species of Scyphozoan from the Eastern Pacific

J. W. Martin, L. A. Gershwin, J. W. Burnett, D. G. Cargo and D. A. Bloom
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California 90007

An enormous new species of scyphozoan jellyfish, Chrysaora achlyos, is described from the eastern Pacific. The description is based primarily on color photographs and video footage of living animals and the morphology of four specimens collected in 1989. The natural history, life cycle, and sporadic appearance of the species all are unknown. The species appeared most recently in large numbers in 1989 but has appeared at least twice previously in this century; published photographs (unlabeled or incorrectly identified) appeared in 1926 and 1965. The species is easily distinguished by its size and coloration from other known species in the genus, all of which are considerably smaller. Morphological characters are described, and limited data on nematocyst types are presented. Because of the size of the new species and the known potency of the sting of congeners, we mention briefly the possible consequences of human contact.




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