Brown Giant Jellyfish

Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1835

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Chrysaora melanaster (Brown Giant Jellyfish) is a species of cnidarians in the family Pelagiidae.

EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Bering Sea
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/4310
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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umbrella
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02000052
- Definition: A canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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surface water
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002042
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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882 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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2.696 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of brown giant jellyfish. View this species on GBIF

Tim Giller cc-by-nc-4.0