Staurostoma mertensii Whitecross jellyfish

Staurostoma mertensii is commonly referred to as Whitecross jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Problematisk. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6362 

AphiaID:

594013 

Scientific:

Staurostoma mertensii 

German:

Kreuzqualle 

English:

Whitecross Jellyfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Laodiceidae (Family) > Staurostoma (Genus) > mertensii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Brandt, ), 1834 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Maine, Japan, Lofoten Islands, North Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

1.77" - 7.87" (4.5cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

41 °F - 73.4 °F (5°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Problematisk 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Staurostoma falklandica
• 
  Staurostoma mertensii
  Kreuzqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-06 18:57:56 

Last edit:

2013-11-06 18:57:56 

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