Cyanea purpurea Kishinouye, 1910
Cyanea purpurea
photo by Shek O@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Family:  Cyaneidae ()
Max. size:  30 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: India and Japan.
Diagnosis:  Up to 30 cm wide; rhopalar and tentacular stomach pouches completely separated; peripheral canals with numerous anastomoses. Color violet with reddish mouth-arms.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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