Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Lion’s Mane Jellyfish)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish)
FamilyCYANEIDAE (a family of coelenterates)
OrderSEMAEOSTOMEAE (an order of jellyfish)
SubclassDISCOMEDUSAE (a subclass of coelenterates)
ClassSCYPHOZOA (jellyfish)
PhylumCNIDARIA (hydroids, jelly fish, sea anemones, jellyfish)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish) :
1: Cyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish)
22 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD21 53° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Lancs (VC 59) England
dead, washed up on strand-line.
Image 1: Washed up jellyfishImage 2: Washed up jellyfish (2)Image 3: Washed up jellyfish (3)Image 4: Washed up jellyfish (4)

Cyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyanea capillata (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish)
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