Phyllorhiza punctata Australian spotted jellyfish

Phyllorhiza punctata is commonly referred to as Australian spotted jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

4981 

AphiaID:

135298 

Scientific:

Phyllorhiza punctata 

German:

Gepunktete Wurzelmundqualle 

English:

Australian Spotted Jellyfish 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Mastigiidae (Family) > Phyllorhiza (Genus) > punctata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lendenfeld, 1884 

Occurrence:

Australia, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Jamaica, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South America, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Copepods, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Phyllorhiza pacifica
• Phyllorhiza peronlesueuri
• 
  Phyllorhiza punctata
  Gepunktete Wurzelmundqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-10 14:28:08 

Last edit:

2013-01-10 14:28:08 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Phyllorhiza punctata has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Phyllorhiza punctata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Phyllorhiza punctata. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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