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Chrysaora  Péron and Lesueur, 1809
Taxonomic Serial No.: 51640

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2005   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumMedusozoa   
          ClassScyphozoa Götte, 1887 – jellyfish, cup animals, jellyfishes, méduses, água viva, Cifozoa, cifozoário, meduza  
             SubclassDiscomedusae   
                OrderSemaeostomeae   
                   FamilyPelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856  
                      GenusChrysaora Péron and Lesueur, 1809  
    Direct Children:  
                         SpeciesChrysaora achlyos Martin et al., 1997  
                         SpeciesChrysaora africana (Vanhöffen, 1902)  
                         SpeciesChrysaora blossevillei Lesson, 1830  
                         SpeciesChrysaora depressa (Kishinouye, 1902)  
                         SpeciesChrysaora fulgida (Reynaud, 1830)  
                         SpeciesChrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835  
                         SpeciesChrysaora helova Brandt, 1838  
                         SpeciesChrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1766)  
                         SpeciesChrysaora lactea Eschscholtz, 1829  
                         SpeciesChrysaora melanaster Brandt, 1835  
                         SpeciesChrysaora plocamia (Lesson, 1830)  
                         SpeciesChrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor, 1848) – sea nettle 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Chrysaora   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kramp, P. L.   
  Publication Date: 1961   
  Article/Chapter Title: Synopsis of the medusae of the world   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 40   
  Page(s): 1-469   
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  Reference for: Chrysaora   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Moore, Raymond C.   
  Publication Date: 1956   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F: Coelenterata   
  Page(s): xx + F1-F498   
  Publisher: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press   
  Publication Place: Lawrence, Kansas, USA   
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  Notes: 1963 reprint edition. Separately authored chapters may include original descriptions   
  Reference for: Chrysaora   
       

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