CNIDARIA : Semaeostomeae : CyaneidaeSEA ANEMONES AND HYDROIDS

Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Distribution Map from NBN: Cyanea capillata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cyanea capillata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Cyanea capillata

WoRMS: Cyanea capillata at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 135301.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Cnidaria; Medusozoa; Scyphozoa; Discomedusae; Semaeostomeae; Cyaneidae; Cyanea

 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Cyanea capillata. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=D760. Accessed on 2026-05-31