Pelagia panopyra [Pelagia panopyra]
Description
This jellyfish is often encountered as a graceful, umbrella-like drifter with a vivid, sometimes reddish or purplish tone. Divers may see it in open water or along current lines, where it floats and pulses with the water’s motion. It’s a memorable “floating lantern” moment—especially when multiple individuals appear together.
Where To See Pelagia panopyra
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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