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- Lobonematidae
- Rhizostomeae
- Scyphozoa
- Chordata
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Lobonema smithii Mayer, 1910
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.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.