See text Cyanea is a genus of jellyfish, primarily found in northern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and southern Pacific waters of Australia[1] and New Zealand, there are also several boreal,[2] polar, tropical and sub-tropical species.

[4] The taxonomy of Cyanea species has seen increased scrutiny in recent years.

[1][5][2] Early zoologists suggested that all species within the genus should be treated as one.

[6][7] Recent molecular and integrative taxonomic studies have refuted this assertion[1][8][9] as the scyphozoan community has restored many of the previous species.

[11] On the East Coast of the United States there are at least two co-occurring species, C. fulva and C.