Aequorea aequorea   (Forsskål, 1775)

Many-ribbed jellyfish

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Leptothecata | Aequoreidae

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

Pelagic.  Subtropical; 13°C - 22°C

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.5 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Usually found offshore in waters deeper than 150 m (Ref. 3292).

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

Members of the order Leptothecata include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dawson, M.N. 2004. (Ref. 3017)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  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=0.87).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.