Never-before-seen purple jellyfish discovered on Sunshine Coast

Lifeguard Jamie Smith says a local fisherman alerted him and his partner to the discovery after pulling the sea creature up on to the beach to avoid getting stung.

“The thing that struck me was how long the tentacles and the colour,” Mr Smith said.

“It was so vibrant and pure.”

Jellyfish expert Lisa Gershwin says it is probably a new species.

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Thysanostoma loriferum is purple with pink sides, but is not the same. Plenty of pictures on the web.

There’s this purple one filmed in the Red Sea that has similar bell, but not necessarily similar tentacles.