Golden Medusa [Mastigias papua]
Description
The Golden Medusa is a striking jellyfish with a warm golden hue and trailing tentacles that drift with the current. Underwater, it can look like a floating lantern as it pulses and glides, often seen in calm, clear water where it gracefully patrols for food.
Where To See Golden Medusa
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
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|---|---|
| Class |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
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| Order |
Rhizostome Jellyfish
Rhizostomeae
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| Family |
Mastigiid
Mastigiidae
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| Genus |
Mastigias
Mastigias
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