Melicertum octocostatum Melicertum octocostatum

Melicertum octocostatum is commonly referred to as Melicertum octocostatum. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12134 

AphiaID:

117743 

Scientific:

Melicertum octocostatum 

German:

Qualle 

English:

Melicertum Octocostatum 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Melicertidae (Family) > Melicertum (Genus) > octocostatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(M. Sars, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Australia, Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Papua New Guinea, the British Isles, USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 90 Meter 

Size:

1,4 cm 

Temperature:

-0,8 °F - 57.2 °F (-0,8°C - 14°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Melicertum octocostatum
  Qualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-06-04 19:27:00 

Last edit:

2020-04-05 22:28:25 

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