Chrysaora achlyos Black Jelly,Sarlacc Jellyfish

Chrysaora achlyos is commonly referred to as Black Jelly,Sarlacc Jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

8936 

AphiaID:

287202 

Scientific:

Chrysaora achlyos 

German:

Schwarze Kompassqualle 

English:

Black Jelly,Sarlacc Jellyfish 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Pelagiidae (Family) > Chrysaora (Genus) > achlyos (Species) 

Initial determination:

Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo & Bloom, 1997 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), Pacific Ocean, USA 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Jellyfish, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chrysaora achlyos
  Schwarze Kompassqualle
• 
  Chrysaora colorata
  Purpur-Gestreifte Kompassqualle
• Chrysaora fulgida
• 
  Chrysaora fuscescens
  Kompassqualle
• Chrysaora helvola
• 
  Chrysaora hysoscella
  Kompassqualle
• Chrysaora lactea
• 
  Chrysaora melanaster
  Kompassqualle
• 
  Chrysaora plocamia
  Südamerikanische Kompassqualle
• 
  Chrysaora quinquecirrha
  Atlantik-Seenessel, Ostküsten-Seenessel , US-Atlantik-Seenessel,

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Chrysaora chesapeakei
  Atlantische Kompassqualle
• 
  Chrysaora pacifica
  Japanische Kompassqualle, Schirmqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-11-08 13:27:17 

Last edit:

2015-11-08 13:27:17 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Chrysaora achlyos has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Chrysaora achlyos in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Chrysaora achlyos. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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