Pacific Sea Nettle
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noun - Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens, also known as West Coast sea nettles) are in the class Scyphozoa, that of the jellyfish called true jellies. The genus name of sea nettle jellies, Chrysaora, comes from Greek mythology. Chrysaor, reportedly a giant, was the son of Poseidon and Medusa. His name translates to ‘golden falchion’. A falchion was a commonly used curved fighting sword that could cut through armor, a reference to the stinging ability of these jellies. The West Coast sea nettle’s species name, fuscescens, means dusky or dark referring to the dusky color of the nettle’s bell.
