Mastigias papua
| Spotted jelly | |
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| At the Monterey Bay Aquarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Mastigiidae |
| Genus: | Mastigias |
| Species: | M. papua |
| Binomial name | |
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Mastigias papua Lesson, 1830 |
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The spotted jelly, lagoon jelly, golden medusa, or Papuan jellyfish (Mastigias papua) is a species of jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific. Instead of one single mouth, they have several smaller mouth openings in their oral arms, which are used to feed on zooplankton.
They have a lifespan of approximately 4 months and are active primarily in mid-summer to early autumn. free living.
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