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Atolla gigantea

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Atolla gigantea   Mass, 1897

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

Scyphozoa | Coronatae | Atollidae

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

Pelagic; depth range 2323 - 2622 m (Ref. 123239).  Tropical; 10°N - 59°S, 157°W - 25°E (Ref. 121705)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic: from Costa Rica to Chile, Argentina and the Southern Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth based on occurrence, to be replaced with a better reference. Size refers to bell diameter (Ref. 121705). Found in deep waters (Refs. 121705. 123239) (Ref. 2992).

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 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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