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Purple Striped, Jellyfish
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May Not Be Striped
The Purple-striped Jellyfish is not always striped. Its stripes vary through the year and depend on the jellyfish's age.
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata) • Also known as Chrysaora Colorata and the Mauve Stinger. • Monterey Bay Aquarium • 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California • (Photo posted Saturday 12 November 2011) • (Photo taken 16:00:48 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2214 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Long Oral Arms
Its four frilly central oral arms can become quite long.
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata) • Also known as Chrysaora Colorata and the Mauve Stinger. • Monterey Bay Aquarium • 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California • (Photo posted Saturday 12 November 2011) • (Photo taken 16:00:48 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2215 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Tentacles
Its tentacles can vary from deep purple to a pale lavender. Its sting can be painful but is generally not fatal.
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata) • Also known as Chrysaora Colorata and the Mauve Stinger. • Monterey Bay Aquarium • 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California • (Photo posted Saturday 12 November 2011) • (Photo taken 16:01:16 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2216 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Pale Tentacles
Here is another Purple-striped Jellyfish with paler tentacles.
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata) • Also known as Chrysaora Colorata and the Mauve Stinger. • Monterey Bay Aquarium • 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California • (Photo posted Saturday 12 November 2011) • (Photo taken 16:01:19 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2217 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Looking Up Inside
Often cancer crabs make home in the jellyfish and eat the parasitic amphipods that feed on and damage the jelly
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata) • Also known as Chrysaora Colorata and the Mauve Stinger. • Monterey Bay Aquarium • 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California • (Photo posted Saturday 12 November 2011) • (Photo taken 16:01:35 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2218 Add a comment or report a mistake
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