Deep-Sea taxon details
Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767)
135304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135304)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1097 [details]
page(s): 1097 [details]
Distribution Cosmopolitan species.
Distribution Cosmopolitan species. [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135304 on 2026-04-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135304 on 2026-04-26
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1097 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 1097 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Identification Differentiated from C. fulgida in Ras et al. 2020 [details]Identification Differentiated from Chyrsaora fulgida in Ras et al. 2020. [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Cosmopolitan species. [details]Habitat coastal [details]
Morphology Umbrella flat smooth and thick, 15-49cm in diametar, the color is variable, but is characterized by 16 v-shaped gold-brown or yellow-brown marks on the upper umbrella, radiating from the central region, there are 24 marginal tentacles, which are easly broken off, and thirty-two pigmented semi-circular marginal lappets. [details]
Remark Present from half May until half September. Umbrella between 1 and 12 cm. Young medusa with umbrella diameter less than 4 cm have only 8 tentacles and are hard to distinguish from Pelagia noctiluca (Leloup, 1952, Russell, 1970). Small medusa (2-4cm) identified as Pelagia noctiluca (De Blauwe, 2001) were in fact Chrysaora hyosescella. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | meduza këlyshlindëse | [details] |
| Dutch | kompaskwal | [details] |
| English | red-banded jellyfishcompass jellyfish | [details] |
| French | chrysaoreacalèphe rayonnée | [details] |
| German | Kompassqualle | [details] |
| Swedish | kompassmanet | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chrysaora hysoscella)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chrysaora hysoscella)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
