Mauve stinger

phylum	Cnidaria	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 stinger amongst many other common names, is widely distributed in all warm and temperate waters of the world's oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It is also found in the Pacific Ocean, with sightings in warm waters off Hawaii, southern California and Mexico, as well as other Pacific locations. This is typically an offshore species, although sometimes it is washed near the coastlines and may be stranded in great numbers on beaches. The color varies worldwide, and in addition to pink or mauve, it is sometimes shades of golden yellow to tan. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Jellyfish
class	Scyphozoa
order	Semaeostomeae
family	Pelagiidae
genus	Pelagia
species	P. noctiluca

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  Safari 202129 Jellyfish

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  Safari 275729 Mauve Stinger

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  Safari 202129 Glow-in-the-Dark Jellyfish