Mnemiopsis leidyi Sea walnut

Mnemiopsis leidyi is commonly referred to as Sea walnut. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8088 

AphiaID:

106401 

Scientific:

Mnemiopsis leidyi 

German:

Meerwalnuss 

English:

Sea Walnut 

Category:

Méduses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Ctenophora (Phylum) > Tentaculata (Class) > Lobata (Order) > Bolinopsidae (Family) > Mnemiopsis (Genus) > leidyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

A. Agassiz, 1865 

Occurrence:

Russland, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Iran, Scandinavia, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

5 - 200 Meter 

Size:

0.05" - 0.55" (0.12cm - 1.4cm) 

Temperature:

33.8 °F - 89.6 °F (1°C - 32°C) 

Food:

Fish eggs, Fish larvae, 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:

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  Mnemiopsis leidyi
  Meerwalnuss

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-03-03 22:38:44 

Last edit:

2018-07-17 07:52:29 

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