Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)

Photo By/Credit

Alex DeCiccio/URI's Inner Space Center for Mystic Aquarium

Date Shot/Created
07/18/2024
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The mauve stinger is a scyphomedusa jelly that occurs in open (pelagic) waters, but can be brought inshore by currents. Photo taken during the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument research expedition, 2024.