Obelia dichotoma Sea thread hydroid

Obelia dichotoma is commonly referred to as Sea thread hydroid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 117386

Scientific:: Obelia dichotoma
German:: Hydrozoon
English:: Sea Thread Hydroid

Category:: Kwallen - Schijfkwallen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Campanulariidae (Family) > Obelia (Genus) > dichotoma (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: cosmopolitan species
Size:: 1.97" - 13.78" (5cm - 35cm)
Temperature:: 35.6 °F - 82.4 °F (2°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Obelia bidentata
Hydrozon
Obelia castellata
Obelia dichotoma
Hydrozoon
Obelia diversa
Obelia geniculata
Obeliapolyp, Glockenpolyp
Obelia irregularis
Obelia longissima
Obelia spongicola
Obelia striata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-02-08 19:28:49
Last edit:: 2014-02-08 19:28:49

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Obelia dichotoma are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Obelia dichotoma, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Obelia dichotoma, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms:
Campanularia cheloniae Allman, 1888
Campanularia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gonothyraea integra Fraser, 1940
Laomedea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Obelia alternata Fraser, 1938
Obelia articulata (Agassiz, 1865)
Obelia australis von Lendenfeld, 1885
Obelia biserialis Fraser, 1948
Obelia cheloniae (Allman, 1888)
Obelia commissuralis McCrady, 1859
Obelia equilateralis Fraser, 1938
Obelia hyalina Clarke, 1879
Obelia longicyatha Allman, 1877
Obelia nodosa Bale, 1924
Obelia obtusidens (Jäderholm, 1904)
Obelia plicata Hincks, 1868
Sertularia dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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