Purple Stinger (species: Pelagia noctiluca) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pelagia noctiluca
Purple Stinger


©Flore Emmenot: Pelagia noctiluca in the Lizard Island lagoon.

©Flore Emmenot: Pelagia noctiluca in the Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Scyphozoa
Order Semaeostomeae
Family Pelagiidae
Genus Pelagia
Species Pelagia noctiluca

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

A small, distinctive jellyfish, pink/purple with four ribbon-like mouth arms and eight tentacles around the bell. Can give a painful sting.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island area: Very uncommon. The record in 2021 appears to be the first for the area.

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