Black Jelly [Chrysaora achlyos]
Description
Black Jellys are striking, darkly colored jellies that often drift through cooler coastal waters. Divers may notice their trailing tentacles and slow, graceful pulsing as they move with the current, sometimes appearing in loose groups near the surface.
Where To See Black Jelly
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
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| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
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| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
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| Genus |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
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