Phyllorhiza punctata, Australian spotted jellyfish

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Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884

Australian spotted jellyfish

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Phyllorhiza punctata

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

Scyphozoa | Rhizostomeae | Mastigiidae

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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 116114), usually 1 - 1 m (Ref. 3264). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3021)

Short description Morphology

Typically bluish-brown with numerous evenly distributed opaque white spots. Has eight thick transparent branching oral arms with large brown bundles of stinging cells at the end.

Neritic (Ref. 116114). Swims near the surface in murky waters near estuaries in harbors and embayments (Ref. 3248). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 116581). Commensals: host to Charybdis feriata megalopa (Ref. 116535).

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

Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.3-4.69).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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