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Genus Carybdea Wikipedia Article

Etymology

·      Genus of venomous boxy jellyfish from family Carybdeiae within the class Cubozoa (1)

·      Eight species in genus (1)

Habitat

·      Found in mostly warm waters around the world (1)

·      Carybdea marsupialis found in Mediterranean Sea (1)

o   Only box jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea (1)

o   Carybdea marsupialis often found in kelp beds (2)

·      Carybdea branchi (South African Box Jellyfish) found in areas from Namibia to South Africa (3)

·      Carybdea sivicksi found in warm waters in western Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand (4)

Anatomy and Physiology

·      Sophisticated eyes with lenses that can detect light (1)

·      Cube shaped bell (2)

·      4 long tentacles at corners (2)

·      Adult is about 20- 40 mm in size (2)

·      Often tan spots on bell (2)

·      Almost always swimming (2)

·      Female have orange spots on bells, males do not (4)

Life Cycle

·      Male and female sexes (1)

·      Gametes released into water and are fertilized (1)

·      Planula larvae develop into cubopolyp with some tentacles (1)

·      Budding may occur at this stage (1)

·      Will attach as a polyp to grow more tentacles, and then detach for medusa stage (1)

Venom

·      Can be deadly to humans (1)

·      Can cause paralysis and burns (1)

·      Blisters may form where tentacles touch human skin (5)

·      Arthritis and paralysis can form days after sting occurs (5)

Predators and Prey

·      These jellyfish are predators (1)

·      Use nematocysts to capture and kill prey (1)

·      Eat small invertebrates and some fish (1)

Sources:

(1)  Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, January 14). Carybdea marsupialis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carybdea_marsupialis.

(2)  Carybdea marsupialis. Carybdea marsupialis | Zooplankton Guide. http://sio-legacy.ucsd.edu/zooplanktonguide/species/carybdea-marsupialis.

(3)  Wikimedia Foundation. (2020, November 19). Carybdea branchi. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carybdea_branchi.

(4)  Rutledge, R. P. and K. Carybdea sivickisi. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Carybdea_sivickisi/#:~:text=mainly%20lives%20in%20oceans%2C%20seas,other%20bodies%20of%20salt%20water.&text=animal%20constituent%20of%20plankton%3B%20mainly%20small%20crustaceans%20and%20fish%20larvae.

(5)  Bordehore, C., Nogué, S., Gili, J. M., Acevedo, M. J., & Fuentes, V. L. (2015). Carybdea marsupialis(Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: The First Case of a Sting Causing Cutaneous and Systemic Manifestations. Journal of Travel Medicine, 22(1), 61–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtm.12153