Catostylus mosaicus Mosaic Sea Jelly, Blue Blubber Jellyfish

Catostylus mosaicus is commonly referred to as Mosaic Sea Jelly, Blue Blubber Jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Catostylus mosaicus
German:: Mosaik-Wurzelmundqualle
English:: Mosaic Sea Jelly, Blue Blubber Jellyfish

Category:: Jellyfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Catostylidae (Family) > Catostylus (Genus) > mosaicus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1824

Occurrence:: Australia, Pakistan
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 13.78" (35 cm)
Food:: Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Zooplankton
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Catostylus cruciatus
Catostylus mosaicus
Mosaik-Wurzelmundqualle
Catostylus ornatellus
Catostylus ouwensi
Catostylus perezi
Catostylus purpurus
Catostylus tagi
Atlantische Wurzelmundqualle
Catostylus townsendi
Catostylus tripterus
Catostylus turgescens
Catostylus viridescens

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-09-22 18:56:40
Last edit:: 2021-11-23 15:32:30

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Catostylus mosaicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Catostylus mosaicus is the most common large medusa in the eastern Australian coast, from Mooloolaba (Queensland) to New South Wales.. These jellyfish vary in colour, depending on which part of the world they are from.

The Mosaic sea jelly can live for up to 13 months!

Synonymised names:
Catostylus mosaicus mosaicus Dawson, 2005
Catostylus Wilkesii Agassiz, 1862 (synonym)
Cephea mosaica Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (synonym)

Direct children (1):
Subspecies Catostylus mosaicus mosaicus Dawson, 2005 accepted as Catostylus mosaicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (uncertain)

External links

Catostylus mosaicus (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2021.

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