Chrysaora africana [Chrysaora africana]
Description
Divers may encounter Chrysaora africana as a medium-to-large jelly with a distinctive, translucent bell and delicate tentacles. It often appears as a slow-moving silhouette in the water, with the bell’s rhythmic contractions helping it travel through currents.
Where To See Chrysaora africana
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
|
| Order |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Family |
Jellyfish (disc jellyfish)
Discomedusae
|
| Genus |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
|
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