Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) Purplestriped jelly |
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Pillon, Roberto |
Family: | Pelagiidae () | |||
Max. size: | 9 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1600 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean. | |||
Diagnosis: | Up to 6.5 cm wide; nematocyst warts on exumbrella very variable in size and number. Color very variable. | |||
Biology: | Neritic, estuarine, potentially pathogenic (Ref. 116114). A holoplanktonic, oceanic and semi-cosmopolitan species (Ref. 19) inhabiting offshore warm waters (Ref. 813); non symbiotic but often appears in high numbers (Ref. 7694). Feeds on salps, doliolids, larvaceans, hydromedusae, ctenophores, chaetognaths, planktonic crustaceans and fish eggs (Ref. 2376). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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