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Milk Sea Nettle
Chrysaora lactea
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Rough ScadTrachurus lathami
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakeiStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 51 |
|---|---|
| Sao Paulo | 19 |
| Santa Catarina | 10 |
| Uruguay | 10 |
| Argentina | 9 |
| Buenos Aires | 9 |
| Parana | 8 |
| Espirito Santo | 5 |
| Maldonado | 5 |
| Colombia | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | True Jellies · Scyphozoa |
| Order | Flag-mouth Jellies · Semaeostomeae |
| Family | Pelagiid Jellies · Pelagiidae |
| Genus | Sea Nettles · Chrysaora |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Milk Sea Nettle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.