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Spotted jelly

Cnidarians

The spotted jelly, also known as the lagoon jelly, golden medusa, or Papuan jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the Indo-Pacific oceans. Like corals and sea anemones, it belongs to the phylum Cnidaria and bears stinging cells called cnidocytes. Mastigias papua lives in symbiosis with zooxanthellae, photosynthetic algae housed within its own tissues. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Ecotourism and Research 3
Scientific Name
Mastigias papua 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scyphozoa, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Spotted jelly

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Spotted jelly
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Kenya

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Spotted jelly
  • Introduction
  • Child Taxon Of: Scyphozoa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Wikipedia: Spotted jelly
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Mastigias papua is one of the numerous marine animals living in symbiosis with zooxanthellae, photosynthetic algae within the animal's tissues.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Mastigias papua (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    The Palau lake M. papua also serve as a large tourist attraction.
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4. Spotted jelly (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q140409 (P225 taxon name)
  • In Group: True Jellyfish (Scyphozoa), Lead
    The spotted jelly (Mastigias papua), lagoon jelly, golden medusa, or Papuan jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific oceans.
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Mastigias papua
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2264545, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2264545, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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