Forskalia edwardsii Siphonophore

Forskalia edwardsii is commonly referred to as Siphonophore. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7543 

AphiaID:

135501 

Scientific:

Forskalia edwardsii 

German:

Forskals Staatsqualle 

English:

Siphonophore 

Category:

Kwallen - Schijfkwallen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Forskaliidae (Family) > Forskalia (Genus) > edwardsii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kölliker, 1853 

Occurrence:

Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Costa Rica, Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, White Sea 

Sea depth:

1 - 850 Meter 

Size:

up to 157.48" (400 cm) 

Temperature:

42.8 °F - 60.8 °F (6°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, 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:

• Forskalia asymmetrica
• Forskalia contorta
• 
  Forskalia edwardsii
  Forskals Staatsqualle
• Forskalia formosa
• Forskalia saccula
• Forskalia tholoides

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-19 16:09:16 

Last edit:

2023-03-29 19:45:37 

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