[Cnidaria] need help for jellyfish identification

[hermes at inidep.edu.ar]

Hola Ehsan,
it is Cyanea not Chrysaora.
Un abrazo
hermes


> Hi all,
>
> We recently purchased a jellyfish from Gulf Specimen Marine
> Lab<http://www.gulfspecimen.org/catalog/specimens/cnidaria/jellyfish.html>located
> in Florida, and which was suggested to be either
> *Chrysaora quinquecirrha* or *Cyanea capillata*. We would like to know the
> species name. Could someone help us?
> Here I attached some pictures.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Best,
> Ehsan
>
>
> PS: the little orange-red stuff are eggs and larvae
>
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> Ehsan Kayal
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> Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
> Iowa State University
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