APHOTOMARINE

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
marine themes, marinelife, life on the seashore and in rockpools
in the coastal waters of south-West England by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lion's mane jellyfish or Hairy stinger
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Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- stranded on beach 1

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- stranded on beach 2

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- stranded on beach 3

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- tentacles 1

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- tentacles close-up 1

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- gonads 1

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- muscle folds with pits 1

Lion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
- muscle folds with pits 2

Images of species taken on the strandline at Port Erin, Isle of Man, 15.07.14.

This species is infrequently recorded in Devon and Cornwall, more common in northern areas of the UK. The related Blue jellyfish, Cyanea lamarcki, does not have any pits in the muscle folds.

Common name: Lion's mane, but Hairy stinger used by Edward Step; By the Deep Sea. A Popular Introduction to the Wild Life of the British Shores. 1896.

Cyanea capillata Lions Mane Jellyfish Hairy stinger Scyphozoa Jellyfish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.