Global InformationChrysaora achlyos information
| Black sea nettle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaora |
| Species: | C. achlyos
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| Chrysaora achlyos Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo, and Bloom 1997[1]
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The black sea nettle (Chrysaora achlyos), sometimes informally known as the black jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish that can be found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off North America. Its range is thought to be from Monterey Bay in the north, down to southern Baja California and Mexico,[2] though there are reports of sightings as far north as British Columbia. The initial acknowledgment of the species occurred in 1997,[3] after large groups were found on the Pacific coast.
- ^ Martin, J. W.; Gershwin, L. A.; Burnett, J. W.; Cargo, D. G.; Bloom, D. A. (1997-08-01). "Chrysaora achlyos, a Remarkable New Species of Scyphozoan from the Eastern Pacific". The Biological Bulletin. 193 (1): 8–13. doi:10.2307/1542731. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1542731. PMID 28581843. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Online Field Guide: Black Sea Nettle". Monterey Bay Aquarium. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Radwan, F. F.; Gershwin, L.; Burnett, J. W. (November 2000). "Toxinological studies on the nematocyst venom of Chrysaora achlyos". Toxicon. 38 (11): 1581–1591. doi:10.1016/s0041-0101(00)00092-1. ISSN 0041-0101. PMID 10775757.