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New species of jellyfish discovered in Wellington Harbour, NZ
"Visiting Australian expert Lisa Gershwin has discovered that the lion's mane jellyfish in New Zealand waters has unique features, making it different from lion's manes found throughout the world." Photos.
Full article at Stuff.co.nz
Though the sting of the lion's mane jellyfish is "like a pussycat", it shares the harbour with the box jellyfish - capable of killing a human in under two minutes.
Photo of lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) from Wikipedia. The newly discovered New Zealand species was presumed to be identical to the species pictured here, until now.
Posted by: admin on 14th Apr 2007 02:51 AM
Updated by: admin on 14th Apr 2007 02:52 AM
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