Chrysaora fuscescens			THE RACE ROCKS TAXONOMY

					Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Sub-Phylum Medusozoa Class Scyphozoa Order Semaeostomeae Family Pelagiidae Genus Chrysaora Species fuscescens Common Name: West Coast Sea nettle		In October of 2011, Ryan Murphy reported many of these at Race Rocks. This coincided with a large infestation in Puget Sound at the same time. Image by Ryan Murphy
				Two individuals of this species were observed at Race Rocks in 1980
						This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, staff and faculty of Lester B. Pearson College Date: 2006 Ryan Murphy
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