Caribbean Reefs

Warty Jellyfish

Pelagia noctiluca

British Virgin Islands

Warty Jellyfish

Also known as: Mauve Stinger, Purple-Striped Jelly

Category: Jellyfishes

Scientific Name: Pelagia noctiluca

Size: Dome up to 4 in. (10cm)

Depth: 0-10 ft. (0-3 m)

Distribution: Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Florida

Cnidaria (Phylum)

└Medusozoa (Subphylum)

└Scyphozoa (Class)

└Semaeostomeae (Order)

└Pelagiidae (Family)

└Pelagia (Genus)

Jellyfishes