species: Nausithoe racemosa in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Nausithoe racemosa


©Anne Hoggett: Nausithoe racemosa at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Nausithoe racemosa at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Colony of Nausithoe racemosa on a shaded wall in a reef canyon at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Scyphozoa
Order Coronatae
Family Nausithoidae
Genus Nausithoe
Species Nausithoe racemosa

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

Thanks to Joe Rowlett for the identification through iNaturalist (13 Aug 2022). The species does not appear to have been recorded from Australia previously but Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 14 August 2022) lists a small number of records identified to genus Nausithoe. It remains to be seen if the species identification is correct.

The photos show the benthic polyp form of this scyphozoan (jellyfish), which apparently packs a powerful toxic sting.

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