Whitecross Jelly
Staurostoma mertensii
Staurostoma mertensii, also known as the white cross jellyfish (or just sometimes the cross jellyfish), is a species of jellyfish in the genus Staurostoma. Its name derives from the distinctive cross pattern on its clear bell. It is found in the cold, shallow waters of both hemispheres.
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Description
The medusa of the white cross jellyfish is clear ranging from 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) thick and 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) wide. Visually it is very similar to Mitrocoma cellularia, but they tend to only grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter.
Range & habitat
It is found in cold water neritic zone including the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Barents Sea, White Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk, and is found from May to early September. The ecological niche is also present in the southern hemisphere around Antarctica, and spreading to southern South America, and has been sighted in the Falklands and Chile.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 255998.