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Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

Seabook: Mauve Stinger

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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

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