Animals / Jellyfish

Pacific sea nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens · Pelagiidae

Chrysaora fuscescens, the Pacific sea nettle or West Coast sea nettle, is a widespread jellyfish that lives in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, in temperate to cooler waters off of British Columbia and the West Coast of the United States, ranging south to Mexico. The Pacific sea nettle earned its common name in-reference to its defensive, 'nettle'-like sting; much like the stinging nettle plant, the sea nettle's defensive sting is often irritating to humans, though rarely dangerous.

Where the Pacific sea nettle lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia.

See the Pacific sea nettle’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 3,224 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.