Olindias phosphorica

Olindias phosphorica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Limnomedusae
Family:	Olindiidae
Genus:	Olindias
Species:	O. phosphorica
Binomial name
	Olindias phosphorica; (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
Synonyms
	Olindias muelleri Graeffe, 1884;

Olindias phosphorica, or cigar jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan from the central and eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.^[2] The Mediterranean sea is a predominantly warm body of water, thus O. phosphorica is a warm-water Jellyfish. Global warming has facilitated the proliferation of the species throughout the Mediterranean sea.^[3]

Feeding

A Cigar Jellyfish's diet consists of plankton mostly.^[4]

Size

Their umbrellas grow up to 8 centimeter, have 100-120 secondary tentacles and 30-60 primary tentacles. Their stings do not cause much damage.^[4]

References

^ Olindias phosphorica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Vella, Matthew (30 July 2010). "Jellyfish spotting campaign reports uncommon 'blue button' and 'cigar' species". MaltaToday. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
^ Gravili, C. (December 2011), New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records, vol. 12, pp. 491–508, doi:10.12681/mms.48
^ a b Santhanam, Ramasamy (2020). Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-981-15-1602-3.

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[worms-1] Olindias phosphorica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Vella, Matthew (30 July 2010). "Jellyfish spotting campaign reports uncommon 'blue button' and 'cigar' species". MaltaToday. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

[3] Gravili, C. (December 2011), New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records, vol. 12, pp. 491–508, doi:10.12681/mms.48

[Santhanam-2020-4] Santhanam, Ramasamy (2020). Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-981-15-1602-3.