Chrysaora fuscescens sea nettle

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Chrysaora fuscescens,Pacific Sea Nettle, Moss Landing 2017

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lexID:: 3432
AphiaID:: 287206

Scientific:: Chrysaora fuscescens
German:: Kompassqualle
English:: Sea Nettle

Category:: Jellyfish - scyphozoa
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Pelagiidae (Family) > Chrysaora (Genus) > fuscescens (Species)
Initial determination:: Brandt, 1835

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), USA
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), 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
Kompassqualle
Chrysaora fulgida
Chrysaora fuscescens
Kompassqualle
Chrysaora helvola
Chrysaora hysoscella
Kompassqualle
Chrysaora lactea
Chrysaora melanaster
Kompassqualle
Chrysaora plocamia
Südamerikanische Kompassqualle
Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-12-10 14:28:58
Last edit:: 2010-12-10 14:28:58

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Chrysaora fuscescens has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Chrysaora fuscescens in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Chrysaora fuscescens. 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:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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Husbandry

Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt, 1835

Chrysaora fuscescens is distinctive golden-brown in colour.The bell grows up to 30 cm in diameter, the tentakles may grow several meters in lenght.

Contact with the tentacles can produce a painful sting.

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