Rhizostoma pulmo Football Jellyfish, Yellow Mediterranean Cabbage Bleb,

Rhizostoma pulmo is commonly referred to as Football Jellyfish, Yellow Mediterranean Cabbage Bleb,. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

1887 

AphiaID:

135299 

Scientific:

Rhizostoma pulmo 

German:

Gelbe Lungenqualle, Gelbe Mittelmeer-Blumenkohlqualle 

English:

Football Jellyfish, Yellow Mediterranean Cabbage Bleb, 

Category:

Kwallen - Schijfkwallen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Rhizostomatidae (Family) > Rhizostoma (Genus) > pulmo (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Macri, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Belgium, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Italy, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

- 7 Meter 

Size:

23.62" - 35.43" (60cm - 90cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Plankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Rhizostoma luteum
  Riesenqualle
• 
  Rhizostoma pulmo
  Gelbe Lungenqualle, Gelbe Mittelmeer-Blumenkohlqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-03-22 00:08:21 

Last edit:

2021-10-04 19:27:21 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Rhizostoma pulmo 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 Rhizostoma pulmo in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Rhizostoma pulmo. 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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