''Cyanea barkeri'' is a species of

true jellyfish The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies"). The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word ''skyphos'' (), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the ...

in the family

Cyaneidae The Cyaneidae are a family of true jellyfish. About 20 species are in this family, including the well-known lion's-mane jellyfish. Species The following species are recognized within the family Cyaneidae. Formerly, this family also included th ...

. It has been found in waters off the coast of Australia.

Etymology

The

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

, ''barkeri'', was given in honor of Paul Barker, the lifeguard supervisor of the

Mackay Region The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estim ...

in 2010, and his brother, Dave Barker.Gershwin, L.-A.; Zeidler, W.; Davie, P. J. F. (2010). Medusae (Cnidaria) of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.'' 54: 47-108. Accessed vi
archive.org
2023-05-31. The generic name, ''Cyanea'', is derived from the

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, meaning "deep or dark blue in color".

References

Animals described in 2010 Cyaneidae {{Medusozoa-stub