Vallicula multiformis Comb Jelly

Vallicula multiformis is commonly referred to as Comb Jelly. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16953 

AphiaID:

106403 

Scientific:

Vallicula multiformis 

German:

Vielformen Rippenqualle 

English:

Comb Jelly 

Category:

Méduses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Ctenophora (Phylum) > Tentaculata (Class) > Platyctenida (Order) > Coeloplanidae (Family) > Vallicula (Genus) > multiformis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rankin, 1956 

Occurrence:

Bermuda, Brazil, California, Cuba, European Coasts, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, South Atlantic, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Mangrove Zones, Port facilities, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 86 °F (°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Vallicula multiformis
  Vielformen Rippenqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-11-17 19:34:15 

Last edit:

2024-11-17 20:06:03 

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