Rank Species | Scientific name Olindias phosphorica Higher classification Olindias | |
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Similar Olindias, Olindiidae, Carybdea marsupialis, Limnomedusae, Cotylorhiza tuberculata | ||
Olindias phosphorica
Olindias phosphorica, or cigar jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan from the central and eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean sea is a predominantly warm body of water, thus O. phosphorica is a warm-water Jellyfish. Global warming has facilitated the proliferation of the species throughout the Mediterranean sea.
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Feeding
A Cigar Jellyfish's diet consists of plankton mostly.
Size
Their umbrellas can reach up to 8 centimeters in diameter and feature 100-120 secondary tentacles along with 30-60 primary tentacles. The stings from these tentacles generally do not cause significant harm.
Medusa olindias phosphorica
References
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