Jelly blubber
| Jelly blubber | |
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| Two color morphs on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Catostylidae |
| Genus: | Catostylus |
| Species: | C. mosaicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Catostylus mosaicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
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Catostylus mosaicus, also known as the jelly blubber or blue blubber jellyfish, is a species of root-mouth jellyfish of the order root-mouth jellyfish. The jelly blubber is distinguishable by its colour, which ranges from light blue to a dark blue or purple, and its large (250–300 mm (9.8–11.8 in)), rounded bell which pulses in a staccato rhythm. It occurs along the coastline of Eastern Australia in estuaries and shallow bays, and often blooms to high abundance.