Scrippsia pacifica Giant Bell Jelly

Scrippsia pacifica wird umgangssprachlich als Qualle bezeichnet.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Scrippsia pacifica 2017

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lexID:: 11557
AphiaID:: 291041

Scientific:: Scrippsia pacifica
German:: Qualle - Hydrozoa
English:: Giant Bell Jelly

Category:: Jellyfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Corynidae (Family) > Scrippsia (Genus) > pacifica (Species)
Initial determination:: Torrey, 1909

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 20 - 53 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scrippsia pacifica
Qualle - Hydrozoa

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-05-23 11:22:01
Last edit:: 2018-05-23 11:22:01

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Scrippsia pacifica Torrey, 1909

Scrippsia is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Corynidae (monotypic with only one species, Scrippsia pacifica).

Scrippsia pacifica , bell up to 10, cm in diameter (adults), with a deep bell-shaped umbrella with 256 tentacles. A fist-sized jellyfish.

Very similar to Polyorchis penicillatus (Scrippsia pacifica can reach a larger size).

External links

Wikimedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Zooplankton Guide (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Giant Bell Jelly (Scrippsia pacifica),Pillar Point 2018

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