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Olindias phosphorica

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Olindias phosphorica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Limnomedusae
Family: Olindiidae
Genus: Olindias
Species:
O. phosphorica
Binomial name
Olindias phosphorica
Synonyms
  • Olindias muelleri Graeffe, 1884

Olindias phosphorica, or cigar jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan from the central and eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.[2] The Mediterranean sea is a predominantly warm body of water, thus O. phosphorica is a warm-water Jellyfish. Global warming has facilitated the proliferation of the species throughout the Mediterranean sea.[3]

Feeding

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A Cigar Jellyfish's diet consists of plankton mostly.[4]

Size

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Their umbrellas grow up to 8 centimeter, have 100-120 secondary tentacles and 30-60 primary tentacles. Their stings do not cause much damage.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Olindias phosphorica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Vella, Matthew (30 July 2010). "Jellyfish spotting campaign reports uncommon 'blue button' and 'cigar' species". MaltaToday. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. ^ Gravili, C. (December 2011), New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records, vol. 12, pp. 491–508, doi:10.12681/mms.48
  4. ^ a b Santhanam, Ramasamy (2020). Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-981-15-1602-3.