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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Antarctic… Skim Alt text -77.850 / 166.660

Desmonema guadichaudi photographed at the Jetty, McMurdo

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Antarctic… Skim Alt text -77.800 / 166.670

Diplulmaris antarctica, photographed at Cinder Cones, McM

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Long-armed… Adrian Boyle -64.910 / -62.870

have seen several here over the years

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Comb Jelly in… MobileAnonymous -64.680 / -62.630

I saw three of these, two are visible in the uploaded pho

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Bioluminescent… MobileAnonymous -64.540 / -62.000

Spotted this near the surface of a shipwreck in Enterpris

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Sting in Cap… Jellywatcher -62.290 / 91.260

Small jellyfish, afternoon/warm water in St.

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Moon jelly mobile_jellywatcher -51.440 / -59.100

Me and our family were having a good time then I found 1

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Moon Jelly Jellywatcher -46.990 / 168.110

Thousands of moon jellyfish within the first few meters o

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desmonema… Jellywatcher -43.640 / 172.700

Seen from paddleboard 500 m from shore in moderately shal

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Long chain… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text -43.450 / 147.160

Chains up to a metre, made up of many joined nodules, eac

Other Salp
Mixed swarm of… Jellywatcher -43.160 / 147.240

A single Lion's Mane Cyanea sp collected, plus multi

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Other jelly on… Android Alt text -43.130 / -74.310

probable Chrysaora plocamia

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ASP Playa… mobile_jellywatcher -42.650 / -74.120 Red Tide ASP
Sleepy Bay… rennelovestheocean Alt text -42.130 / 148.320

Saw three jellies washed ashore in Sleepy Bay, Freycinet

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Giant… carlosurf Alt text -41.810 / -73.600

In the News: Giant jelly fish in the south of chile.

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chrysaora… Android Alt text -41.810 / -74.030 Jellyfish
Other jelly on… Android Alt text -41.640 / -73.820

probably Chrysaora spp.

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Beach full of… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.610 / 175.270

There were at least 20, but probably more, small 4cm long

Man o war
Lyall Bay,… Jellywatcher -41.330 / 174.800

Hundreds of valella washed up on the beach.

Velella
dead… Jellywatcher -41.320 / 148.230

Many dead Shearwater birds have washed up on many beaches

Other Shearwater birds
Diffuse… Jellywatcher -41.290 / 174.830

From the surface to at least 15m.

Red Tide
Beached… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.280 / 173.240

Nine beached Velella spotted at Tahunanui Beach in Nelson

Velella Velella
Lion's… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.280 / 174.910

Floating around by the wharf.

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Lion's… Jellywatcher -41.260 / 173.270

1 Cyanea sp.

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Monaco, Nelson… Jellywatcher -41.260 / 173.290

There are a lot along the shore at Monaco, Nelson, NZ

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