Entacmaea medusivora Jellyfish-eating Anemone

Entacmaea medusivora is commonly referred to as Jellyfish-eating Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Jellyfish-eating Anemone (Entacmaea medusivora) 1 021812, Palau 2012

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AphiaID:: 289897

Scientific:: Entacmaea medusivora
German:: Quallen fressende Anemone
English:: Jellyfish-eating Anemone

Category:: Ukwiały

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actiniidae (Family) > Entacmaea (Genus) > medusivora (Species)
Initial determination:: Fautin & Fitt, 1991

Occurrence:: Borneo (Kalimantan), Endemic species, Indonesia, Palau, Philippines
Sea depth:: - 5 Meter
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Jellyfish, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-03-27 20:21:19
Last edit:: 2022-03-27 20:35:19

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Entacmaea medusivora Fautin & Fitt, 1991

This is a jellyfish eating anemone. Feed mostly on Mastigias papua, Aurelia aurita and Cassiopeia ornata.

Entacmaea medusivora the main predator of jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake.

Synonymised names:
Entacmea medusivora Fautin & Fitt, 1991 · unaccepted

External links

EOL (de). Abgerufen am 27.03.2022.
marinelifephotography (en). Abgerufen am 01.11.2023.
Springer Link (en). Abgerufen am 01.11.2023.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 01.11.2023.

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