Lion's mane jellyfish facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lion's mane jellyfish |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Semaeostomeae
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Cyaneidae
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Cyanea
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C. capillata
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| Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as Hair Jelly and Sea Blubber, are a type of jellyfish which are mostly found in north Atlantic and north Pacific waters. The stings of these jellyfish are painful but not fatal. The species is found near the coast of the U.S. shore line.
The lion's mane jellyfish can grow up to 2 m width by its pileus ("bell") and its tentacles up to 30 m long. The largest Lions Mane Jelly recorded was 120 FT, but most jellyfish are far smaller, usually some 30 cm by pileus width and up to 50 cm by tentacle length. It eats mainly plankton and is itself eaten by sunfish, sea turtles and some seabirds. Like all jellyfish, it lives only for one year.
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
Images for kids
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Lion's mane jellyfish swimming, side view
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Lion's mane jellyfish capturing three moon jellyfishes
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Lion's mane jellyfish with full threads visible
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Lion's mane jellyfish contracted
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Lion's mane jellyfish in star formation
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Lion's mane jellyfish open, showing underside
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Life-sized model in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, US
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Small, dead lion's mane jelly washing up on the beach
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See also
In Spanish: Medusa melena de león ártica para niños
