---
title: "Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly"
description: "Cyanea versicolor — Other animals. Cyanea versicolor, also known as the dwarf lion's mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dwarf-lion-s-mane-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly

> Cyanea versicolor — Other animals. Cyanea versicolor, also known as the dwarf lion's mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae.

- Scientific name: *Cyanea versicolor*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1473
- iNaturalist taxon: [1064820](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1064820)

## Names

- en: Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly

## Countries with the most observations

US (1136)

## Summary

Cyanea versicolor, also known as the dwarf lion's mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanea_versicolor

## Photo

![Dwarf Lion's Mane Jelly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dwarf-lion-s-mane-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: smokeybear33 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263113767

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dwarf-lion-s-mane-jelly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).