Pelagia discoidea [Pelagia discoidea]
Description
Divers sometimes notice Pelagia discoidea as a rounder, disc-like jellyfish shape drifting through the water column. Its translucent body and subtle coloration can make it look like a faint, moving “bubble” against the blue. Because it’s a pelagic species, sightings are usually in open-water dives rather than along the reef.
Where To See Pelagia discoidea
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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