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Blue Jellyfish

Cyanea lamarckii

Classification

Family
Cyaneidae

The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans. It is common in the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, and in western Scandinavian waters south to Kattegat and Øresund.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3,704United Kingdom · 1,078Germany · 437France · 103Belgium · 24