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| Title | Date of sighting | reporter | Image | Lat / Lng | Description | Type of organism | Other type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysaora in… | leannedfoster | 36.640 / -121.890 | Pinnacle 65 to 105 feet. |
Jellyfish | |||
| Chrysaora… | Abreojos | 36.820 / -121.940 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Box jellies in… | beroe | 21.270 / -157.690 | This is the monthly predicted bloom. |
Box Jelly | |||
| Chrysaora… | Abreojos | 36.870 / -121.900 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Chrysaora in… | leannedfoster | 36.640 / -121.890 | Large grouping of Sea Nettles from surface to 50 foot dep |
Jellyfish | |||
| Physalia in… | jellywatch | 
|
-26.810 / 153.140 | Hundreds brought in by easterly winds |
Man o war | ||
| Jellyfish in… | jellywatch | -40.550 / -73.730 | no description of species, but produces painful sting. |
Jellyfish | |||
| Ouch | Jellywatcher | 21.320 / -157.670 | I was out surfing at "Cockroach", when one wrap |
Man o war | man o war | ||
| Melibe leonina… | Leo | 48.540 / -123.010 | There have been lots of Melibe swimming in the nearshore |
Other | Mollusc: Gastropod: Nudibranch | ||
| Small… | Jellywatcher | 20.410 / -87.300 | I was in the Yal Ku lagoon in Akumal, Mexico and saw a ve |
Other | Ctenophore | ||
| Portuguese man… | acmorand | 
|
-23.990 / -46.230 | Portuguese man o' war stranded in beaches of Santos |
Man o war | ||
| Jellyfish swarm… | Wendy Matthews | 
|
-36.880 / 175.040 | Jellies littered the beach and many were still swimming u |
Jellyfish | ||
| Portuguese Man… | ottompo | 
|
-23.830 / -45.420 | Many Portuguese man-of-war were observed at the São Sebas |
Man o war | Portuguese man-of-war | |
| Box jellies in… | Jellywatcher | 21.270 / -157.830 | Reports later said fewer than normal |
Box Jelly | |||
| Red tide in… | Jellywatcher | 36.800 / -121.870 | Brown water for 10 miles offshore, for the last month at |
Red Tide | |||
| Cotylorhiza… | jellywatch | 
|
36.030 / 14.210 | Cotylorhiza tuberculata, Said to be "dozens" in Xlendi Ba |
Jellyfish | ||
| Tripedalia… | eorellana | 26.370 / -80.070 | The Box Jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora was first offical |
Box Jelly | |||
| Luminescent… | Yam | 20.700 / 70.980 | Bio luminescent jelly fish spotted coming in with the wav |
Jellyfish | |||
| Aurelia in… | Jellywatcher | 48.570 / -123.510 | 5-6in diameter; packed side by side and incredibly dense; |
Jellyfish | |||
| Chrysaora… | omgirl | 36.750 / -122.100 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Chrysaora… | omgirl | 36.740 / -122.100 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Pelagia in… | jellywatch | 
|
55.230 / -6.400 | News report of thousands washing ashore. |
Jellyfish | ||
| pygmy killer… | Jellywatcher | 21.070 / -156.320 | A pod of Pygmy Killer whales in Hawaii in Maui. |
Vertebrate | |||
| Box Jellyfish… | Tamatree | -19.990 / 57.590 | I was on holiday in Grand Bay (North) Mauritius and on my |
Box Jelly | |||
| Jellies in… | jellywatch | 
|
29.200 / -80.990 | News report mentions both scyphos and box jellies, but un |
Box Jelly |