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Cannonball Jellyfish

Cnidarians

The cannonball jellyfish is common in the warm coastal waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific, named for its firm, round, cannonball-shaped bell. Unlike many jellyfish it lacks long trailing tentacles, instead using short oral arms to filter plankton from the water, and it is caught commercially in parts of Asia and the southeastern United States, where it is processed and sold as food.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Scientific Name
Stomolophus meleagris 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scyphozoa, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Cannonball Jellyfish

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Stomolophus meleagris
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Found In

Colombia

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Georgia

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Mexico

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Tunisia

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United States

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Stomolophus meleagris
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Stomolophus meleagris
    Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    IUCN Red List Not Evaluated
  • In Biome: Marine, Habitat Regions
    Habitat Regions tropical tropical saltwater or marine saltwater or marine
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikipedia: Cannonball jellyfish
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q311541 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 346067
    Cannonball jellyfish are also commercially harvested as food for humans.
  • In Group: True Jellyfish (Scyphozoa), Lead
    The cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris), also known as the cabbagehead jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae.
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Stomolophus meleagris
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Cannonball Jellyfish
Child Taxon Of: Scyphozoa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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