Catostylus tagi Barrel Jellyfish

Catostylus tagiis commonly referred to as Barrel Jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

5930 

AphiaID:

135296 

Scientific:

Catostylus tagi 

German:

Atlantische Wurzelmundqualle 

English:

Barrel Jellyfish 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Catostylidae (Family) > Catostylus (Genus) > tagi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Haeckel, ), 1869 

Occurrence:

Angola, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, South Atlantic, Spain, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Catostylus cruciatus
• 
  Catostylus mosaicus
  Mosaik-Wurzelmundqualle
• Catostylus ornatellus
• Catostylus ouwensi
• Catostylus perezi
• Catostylus purpurus
• 
  Catostylus tagi
  Atlantische Wurzelmundqualle
• Catostylus townsendi
• Catostylus tripterus
• Catostylus turgescens
• Catostylus viridescens
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-24 09:17:52 

Last edit:

2013-08-24 09:17:52 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Catostylus tagi has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Catostylus tagi in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Catostylus tagi. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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