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Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly

Cyanea versicolor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 10, February 12, March 20, April 21, May 18, June 11, July 38, August 8, September 11, October 11, November 8, December 10.
United States888
North Carolina139
Alabama91
Virginia83
South Carolina80
Maryland79
Delaware55
Mississippi40
New Jersey38
Louisiana37

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Practical

  • StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumCnidarians · Cnidaria
ClassTrue Jellies · Scyphozoa
OrderFlag-mouth Jellies · Semaeostomeae
FamilyCyaneid Jellies · Cyaneidae
GenusLion's Mane Jellies · Cyanea

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