Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål, 1775) Main synonym = Pelagia perla (Slabber, 1781) |
Taxonomical Classification: Animalia / Cnidaria / Scyphozoa / Semaestomae / Pelagiidae |
Common Jellyfish Pelaġja |
Further Information: One of the species that do not have a polypoid phase. Very abundant in some years, tending to collect in large numbers in bays - a natural phenomenon which occurs from time to time in the Mediterranean. |
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