Name: Ghost jellyfish
Scientific name: Cyanea nozakii
Class: Scyphozoa
Description: The Ghost jellyfish has a bell that is either pale yellow or a cream color rather than being fully transparent. Their bell is more flat-topped and can reach a diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in.). It features eight bundles of marginal tentacles that resemble threads and eight huge marginal lobes. Each bundle may have one hundred or more tentacles that are either translucent or reddish in color and can reach a length of 10 meters (33 feet). Underneath the bell is the manubrim that holds the mouth in the center that’s hidden underneath a plethora of rusty-brown or orange tentacles.
Habitat: Cyanea nozakii* is found around the coasts of China1 and Japan.
Threat: Very dangerous to humans
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