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Jellyfish of the Cape Fear Region, NC

All jellyfish species, including Ctenophora and a few deep sea species, that may be encountered in the Cape Fear region.

Southern Moon Jelly 1
Aurelia marginalis
Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly 2
Cyanea versicolor
Atlantic Sea Nettle 3
Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Cannonball Jelly 4
Stomolophus meleagris
Mushroom Jelly 5
Rhopilema verrilli
Australian Spotted Jelly 6
Phyllorhiza punctata
Bay Nettle 7
Chrysaora chesapeakei
Geryonia proboscidalis 8
Pink Meanie
Drymonema larsoni
Diphyes dispar 9
Lined Water Jelly 10
Rhacostoma atlanticum
Atolla Jelly 11
Atolla wyvillei
Jewel Jelly 12
Liriope tetraphylla
Helmet Jelly 13
Periphylla periphylla
Hula Skirt Siphonophore 14
Physophora hydrostatica
Turritopsis nutricula 15
Muggiaea atlantica 16
Bassia bassensis 8
Portuguese Man o' War 17
Physalia physalis
Blue Button 18
Porpita porpita
Atlantic Box Jelly 19
Tamoya haplonema
Sea Wasp 20
Alatina alata
Stingy Stringy Thingies 21
Rhizophysa
By-the-wind Sailor 22
Velella velella
Four-handed Box Jelly 23
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus
Mauve Stinger 24
Pelagia noctiluca
Venus' Girdle 25
Velamen parallelum
Sea Walnut 26
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Brown Comb Jelly 27
Beroe ovata
Winged Comb Jellies 28
Ocyropsis
Venus' Girdle 29
Cestum veneris

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