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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish - Cyanea sp.

Medusae in the genus Cyanea (Semaeostomeae - Cyaneidae), commonly referred to as Lion’s Mane Jellyfish, are conspicuous members of the gelatinous zooplankton in many parts of the world, however the taxonomic history of south-eastern Australia Cyanea is quite complex and has been unsettled.

Phylogenetic analyses have demonstrated that Cyanea in southern New South Wales and Cyanea in Tasmania and Victoria constitute two distinct morphological groups. Moreover, these clades are molecularly distinct from C. capillata from its North Sea type locality.

So it has been stated that Cyanea annaskala is a valid species for those specimens from Tasmania and Victoria; and Cyanea rosea is tentatively resurrected for medusae from New South Wales.

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