Polyorchis haplus Bell Jelly, Hydrozoa

Polyorchis haplus is commonly referred to as Bell Jelly, Hydrozoa. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Douglas Mason, USA

Polyorchis haplus (HMB-aquarium) 2011

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lexID:: 15324
AphiaID:: 290840

Scientific:: Polyorchis haplus
German:: Qualle, Hydrozoa
English:: Bell Jelly, Hydrozoa

Category:: Jellyfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Corynidae (Family) > Polyorchis (Genus) > haplus (Species)
Initial determination:: Skogsberg, 1948

Occurrence:: Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2cm)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-11-02 20:07:53
Last edit:: 2022-11-02 20:19:54

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Polyorchis haplus Skogsberg, 1948

Meduse size: 20 mm in height. With 30 tentacles, each with a deep red pigment around the ocellus at the base. Feeds on small pelagic and benthic crustaceans.

The meduse stage is similar to Polyorchis penicillatus.

External links

SeaifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 02.11.2022.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 02.11.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 02.11.2022.

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