Beroe gracilis Beroe gracilis

Beroe gracilis is commonly referred to as Beroe gracilis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 106361

Scientific:: Beroe gracilis
German:: Melonenqualle
English:: Beroe Gracilis

Category:: Maneter

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Ctenophora (Phylum) > Nuda (Class) > Beroida (Order) > Beroidae (Family) > Beroe (Genus) > gracilis (Species)
Initial determination:: Künne, 1939

Occurrence:: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, USA
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Predatory, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown