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Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Jellyfish

Staurodiscus tetrastaurus is commonly referred to as Jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.


Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Staurodiscus tetrastaurus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026


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lexID:
18266 
AphiaID:
117729 
Scientific:
Staurodiscus tetrastaurus 
German:
Vierkreuz Hydrozoa 
English:
Jellyfish 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Hebellidae (Family) > Staurodiscus (Genus) > tetrastaurus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Haeckel, 1879 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
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:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,4cm - 0,6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Staurodiscus arcuatus
  • Staurodiscus brooksii
  • Staurodiscus cirrus
  • Staurodiscus crassonema
  • Staurodiscus gotoi
  • Staurodiscus kellneri
  • Staurodiscus latibulbus
  • Staurodiscus milleri
  • Staurodiscus multicanalis
  • Staurodiscus neustona
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-11 19:28:16 

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Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879

Type locality Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Synonymised names
Staurodiscus (Staurodiscalma) tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) heterosceles Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Staurodiscus heterosceles Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. Biodiversity Heritage Library (en). Abgerufen am 11.04.2026.

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