Scyphozoa |
Coronatae |
Atollidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 2376). Tropical; 78°N - 44°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 121705)
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Up to 15 cm wide; basal attachment of stomach clover-shaped; with up to 32, usually about 22, tentacles; marginal septa diverging at their proximal ends, not completely covered by coronal muscle.
Largest and best known of the Atolla species. Minimum depth from Ref. 116114. Inhabits offshore (Ref. 813). Found in deep waters (Ref. 2376).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira 2002 Checklist of the cnidaria medusozoa of Brazil. Biota Neotropica 2(1):1-31. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.4 - 8, mean 4.8 (based on 1157 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
