Crambione mastigophora Tomato jellyfish

Crambione mastigophora is commonly referred to as Tomato jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Crambione mastigophora

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Scientific:: Crambione mastigophora
German:: Tomaten-Qualle
English:: Tomato Jellyfish

Category:: Kwallen - Schijfkwallen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Catostylidae (Family) > Crambione (Genus) > mastigophora (Species)
Initial determination:: Maas, 1903

Occurrence:: Australia, Indonesia, Java, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Moluccas, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Snails
Difficulty:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Crambione bartschi
Crambione mastigophora
Tomaten-Qualle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-07-19 16:32:24
Last edit:: 2020-07-19 17:12:25

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Crambione mastigophora 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 Crambione mastigophora in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Crambione mastigophora. 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 Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Crambione mastigophora Maas, 1903

Members of the family Catostylidae are small marine jellyfish with domed bells. The eight short oral arms are broad and three-sided, characterized by their thick, sausage-like oral arms.

The Tomato Jelly pack a fairly powerful sting if the tentacles strike a tender spot.

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Synopsis of edible jellyfishes collected from Southeast Asia, with notes on jellyfish fisheries (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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