 Blue Bottle
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Nudibranch |
Sea Jelly or Jellyfish |
# 48 |
| Kingdom: Animalia | Phylum: Cnidaria |
| Class: Scyphozoa | Subclass: N/A |
| Order: Rhizostomeae | Family: N/A |
| Genus: Catostylus | Species: C. mosaicuss |
| Habitat: Estuaries and oceans, often found from the surface down to depth of 25m. |
| Distribution: East coast of Australia. |
| Maximum Size: Bell diameter to 350 mm. |
| Notes: This Sea jelly is the most common species along the east Australian coast. Large swarms appear in summer in many estuaries. |
| Image Location: Mermaid Reef, south of Diamond Head, north of Crowdy Head. |
| Image ID Number: P3150163 in folder R |
| Reference: Edgar page: 147 |
