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Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (Müller, 1859) Four-handed box jellyfish |
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photo by
O'Keefe, Jo |
Family: | Chirodropidae () | |||
Max. size: | 14 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 85 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. | |||
Diagnosis: | 10 m high, 14 m wide each pedalium with 7 to 9 fingers and tentacles, irregularly placed; each of the four gastric saccules gives rise to two finger shaped, hernia-like sacs. | |||
Biology: | Neritic, estuarine, potentially pathogenic (Ref. 116114). Second most abundant species in their plankton. July bloom is common at Hudson Creek and Duplin River. Species overwinters in estuaries (Ref. 61060). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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