Arctic Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)

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Result: 650^th of 2313

Subject:	Arctic Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1788x1380 File Size: 152986 Bytes Date: 2005:02:21 14:31:03 Upload Date: 2005:02:21 14:33:53

Lion Mane jellyfish

Image ID: sanc0807, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Photographer: Kip Evans

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish or the hair jelly, is the largest known species of jellyfish. The range of Cyanea capillata is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans.

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