Cyanea (jellyfish)
| Cyanea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lion's mane jellyfish, Cyanea capillata | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lobelioideae |
| Genus: | Cyanea Péron and Lesueur, 1809 |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
Cyanea is a cosmopolitan genus of stinging jellyfish, primarily found in northern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The same genus name has been given to a genus of plants of the Hawaiian lobelioids, an example of a parahomonym (same name, different kingdom).[1]
Species
The taxonomy of Cyanea species is not fully agreed upon. Some zoologists have suggested that all species within the genus should be treated as one. However, in the North Sea at least, the lion's mane jellyfish and the blue jellyfish appear as distinct species.[2] Cyanea may be a species complex of recently diverged species.
- Cyanea annasethe Haeckel 1880
- Cyanea annaskala von Lendenfeld,1884
- Cyanea buitendijki Stiasny, 1919
- Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758) – lion's mane jellyfish, giant jellyfish, or hair jelly
- Cyanea citrae (Kishinouye, 1910)
- Cyanea ferruginea Eschscholtz, 1929
- Cyanea fulva Agassiz, 1862
- Cyanea lamarckii Péron & Lesueur, 1809 – blue jellyfish or bluefire jellyfish
- Cyanea mjobergi Stiasny 1921
- Cyanea muellerianthe Haacke, 1887
- Cyanea nozakii Kishinouye, 1891 – ghost jellyfish
- Cyanea postelsi Brandt, 1838
- Cyanea purpurea Kishinouye, 1910
- Cyanea rosea Quoy & Gaimard 1824
- Cyanea tzetlinii Kolbasova & Neretina 2015
References
- ^ "Cyanea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997): The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, no 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, p 508
 | This subphylum Medusozoa-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |