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Phacellophora camtschatica (Brandt, 1835)
Fried-Egg Jellyfish; Egg-Yolk Jellyfish
Family: Ulmaridae

Photograph

© Les Leighton     (Photo ID #7151)

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Distribution of Phacellophora camtschatica in British Columbia in British Columbia

Species Information

Fried-egg jellyfish is a large species, with a bell up to 60 cm (2 ft) in diameter and sixteen clusters of tentacles (with up to a few dozen tentacles in each) that are up to 6 meters (20 ft) long. (Wikipedia 2009)

Biology


Diet:

Diet includes Smaller jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton (Strand & Hamner, 1988).

Reproduction:

This species alternates between a benthic stage that is attached to rocks and piers that reproduces asexually, and a planktonic stage. The planktonic stage reproduces sexually in the water column.

Habitat


Fried-egg jellyfish is a cool-water species.

Distribution


Global Range:

This is a widespread, global species.

BC Range:

Found throughout BC coastal waters.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
UnlistedUnlistedUnlistedUnlisted



BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer--the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Callinema ornata Verrill, 1869
Haccaedecomma ambiguum Kamchatka
Phacellophora ornata
Phacellophora sicula Haeckel, 1880

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Ocean Biogeographic Information System Distribution Map

Species References

Wikipedia. 2009. Phacellophora camtschatica page. Available online.

General References

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