Lobonema smithii   Mayer, 1910

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Lobonema smithii

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Scyphozoa | Rhizostomeae | Lobonematidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)

Short description Morphology

23.6 cm wide, thick, tough and rigid; exumbrella with erect, gelatinous papillae, largest and most abundant at center, about 3.5 to 4 cm long, pointed, with nematocysts; four velar lappets in each octant, 9 to 10 cm long, tapering, pointed; mouth arms 15 cm long, distal three-winged portion one and one-half times as long as proximal portion; numerous long spindle-shaped and thread-like appendages; 16 radial canals.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kramp, P.L. 1961. (Ref. 2992)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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