Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora achlyos)
Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora achlyos)
The Black Sea Nettle, known scientifically as Chrysaora achlyos, regarded as a giant jelly has a large purplish bell with long, lacy arms that function as mouths. In addition to its mouth-arms, the Black Sea Nettle has tentacles that are even longer than its mouth-arms. The Black Sea Nettle is usually found in the warm waters of the Pacific ocean from Monterey Bay to Baja California. Overall, Black Sea Nettle sightings are rare, but when they are seen they usually appear in large swarms coinciding with red seas and abundance of zooplankton.
Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish have a bell width between 16”-36” (40.6-91.4 cm), bell height of 8.3”-18.9” (21-48 cm), and overall length of 44”-104” (112-264 cm). The typical lifespan of the Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish is 6-12 months.
The Black Sea Nettle, known scientifically as Chrysaora achlyos, regarded as a giant jelly has a large purplish bell with long, lacy arms that function as mouths. In addition to its mouth-arms, the Black Sea Nettle has tentacles that are even longer than its mouth-arms. The Black Sea Nettle is usually found in the warm waters of the Pacific ocean from Monterey Bay to Baja California. Overall, Black Sea Nettle sightings are rare, but when they are seen they usually appear in large swarms coinciding with red seas and abundance of zooplankton.
Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish have a bell width between 16”-36” (40.6-91.4 cm), bell height of 8.3”-18.9” (21-48 cm), and overall length of 44”-104” (112-264 cm). The typical lifespan of the Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish is 6-12 months.