Chrysaora africana, the purple compass jelly, is a species of jellyfish from the family Pelagiidae.

[4][5] Like other sea nettles, its sting is painful, but not generally dangerous unless there is an allergic reaction to the venom.

In 1939, it was suggested that it simply represented old individuals of C. fulgida, a view repeated as recently as 2010.

[3][4][5] The last and still-undescribed species, also known by the common name Cape compass jelly, is widespread along the southern African coast from Namibia to Durban in South Africa.

[3] Although a detailed description has been published where a scientific name was proposed,[4] it did not comply with article 8 of the ICZN Code.