Pelagia noctiluca - Wikipedia
Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus Pelagia. [1] It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata ), [ 5 ] purple stinger , purple people eater , [ 6 ...
Pelagia noctiluca - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
Pelagia noctiluca are fairly small jellyfish with adults having a bell diameter of 3–12 cm (1.2–4.7 in). Their colour is variable, ranging from mauve, purple, pink, light brown to yellow. The body is radially symmetrical. There is only one body cavity known as the gastrovascular cavity.
Pelagia noctiluca - ADW
Very colorful, this jellyfish phosphoresces when disturbed and can leave a luminous mucous behind if handled. It is called the "mauve jelly" by the British. Also known as the oceanic jelly, this species is adapted to life in the open water.
Mauve Stinger | All about Pelagia noctiluca - Snorkel Things
2023年2月2日 · Went snorkeling in the Mediterranean and got stung by a jellyfish? There’s a good chance the culprit was Pelagia noctiluca, also known as the mauve stinger. Though pretty to look at, these pinkish-purple polka-dotted jellies unfortunately pack a pretty powerful (though rarely dangerous) sting.
Pelagia - Animalia
It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata), purple stinger, purple people eater, purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish and night-light jellyfish.
Mauve stinger - The Wildlife Trusts
This jellyfish usually appears a bluey purple (mauve) colour with a globe shaped umbrella covered in orangey brown warts. Long, thin tentacles hang down from around the bell, reaching a maximum of 3 metres. Fairly uncommon close to UK shores, but may be found offshore and in warmer European waters such as the Mediterranean. Did you know?
Purple Stinger - The Australian Museum
The Purple Stinger is a delicate, small and attractively coloured jellyfish with four fragile mouth arms and eight tentacles around the bell. The Purple Stinger lives in oceans and coastal waters. Purple Stingers are throughout eastern Australia. It is also sometimes known as the 'purple people-eater' because it can deliver a nasty sting.
Pelagia noctiluca, purple-striped jelly - thecephalopodpage.org
Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish found in Bermuda and throughout warm and temperate waters. This species has two common names: the purple-striped jelly and the mauve stinger. It is pink to purple in color and can cause painful stings to swimmers.
Pelagia noctiluca Jellyfish- Facts and Photographs - Seaunseen
2019年2月1日 · Pelagia noctiluca is a transparent jelly that varies in colour from white to a blue-purple colour. The bell grows to approximately 12- 15 cm in width and has 8 arms that are a similar color to the body.
Purple Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) - BeachHunter
The Purple jellyfish is a small, beautifully colored stinging jellyfish. It is also known as the Mauve stinger. The taxonomic name is Pelagia noctiluca, indicating that it is a pelagic jelly (lives in the open ocean,"pelagia") and which can give off a bioluminescent glow ("luca") in the dark ("nocti").