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Nomura's jellyfish
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Nomura's jellyfish (エチゼンクラゲ, echizen kurage, Nemopilema nomurai) is a very large rhizostome jellyfish, in the same size class as the lion's mane jellyfish, the largest cnidarian in the world. It is edible but not considered high quality.[1] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Nemopilema. Commonly found in the waters of East Asia, and can negatively effect fisheries due to their large size and quantity. As a form of combating the large blooms, recent studies attempt to find new uses for the large jellyfish such as studying its venom for medical applications.
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Nomura's jellyfish | |
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Nemopilema nomurai in the Kaiyūkan-aquarium of Ōsaka | |
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Size comparison of a Nomura's jellyfish next to a diver | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Rhizostomatidae |
Genus: | Nemopilema Kishinouye, 1922 |
Species: | N. nomurai |
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Nemopilema nomurai (Kishinouye, 1922) | |
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