Cyanea capillata

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Cyanea capillata, commonly known as the lion's mane jellyfish, is one of the largest known jellyfish species, notable for its long, trailing tentacles and occurrence in cold northern waters.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cyanea capillata canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cnidarian ⓘ
jellyfish species ⓘ
marine invertebrate ⓘ
bodyForm medusa ⓘ
class Scyphozoa ⓘ
color orange ⓘ
reddish brown ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
commonName giant jellyfish ⓘ
lion's mane jellyfish ⓘ
describedBy Linnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
diet other jellyfish ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
distribution Arctic Ocean ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
cold northern waters ⓘ
ecologicalRole predator ⓘ
prey for sea birds and larger predators ⓘ
family Cyaneidae ⓘ
feedingStrategy passive prey capture with tentacles ⓘ
genus Cyanea ⓘ
habitat marine ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ
hasNematocysts yes ⓘ
hasTentacles yes ⓘ
lifeCycleStage ephyra ⓘ
medusa ⓘ
planula larva ⓘ
polyp ⓘ
maximumBellDiameter over 2 metres ⓘ
maximumTentacleLength over 30 metres ⓘ
notableFor being among the largest known jellyfish species ⓘ
very long trailing tentacles ⓘ
occursIn Baltic Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Maine ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
coastal waters of eastern Canada ⓘ
coastal waters of northern Europe ⓘ
coastal waters of northern Japan ⓘ
order Semaeostomeae ⓘ
phylum Cnidaria ⓘ
reproduction alternation of generations ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ
stingEffectOnHumans painful ⓘ
usually not fatal ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
venomous yes ⓘ
waterTemperaturePreference cold-temperate ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scyphozoa → exampleSpecies → Cyanea capillata ⓘ
Semaeostomeae → includes → Cyanea capillata ⓘ