Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

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Description

Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. In Latin, pelagia means "of the sea", nocti stands for night and luca means light; thus, Pelagia noctiluca can be described as a marine organism with the ability to glow in the dark. This species of jellyfish, known in Europe as the mauve ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Montenegro Norway +204 more in Seabook

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Habitat and Environment

Open water