Pandea conica

Conical medusa

   Pandea conica is a small hydromedusa reaching 3 to 4 cm, without the tentacules. It has a striking colour contrast. The gastric cavity and the bright red gonads are visible through its blue transluscide umbrella. A yellow-orange border line runs around the umbrella. This planktonic species lives near water surface, and is more frequent during springtime.
It is found in the North-East Atlantic, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.

Classification

 (source : European Register of Marine Species)

• Cnidaria [Phylum]
• Hydrozoa [Class]
• Hydroidolina [Subclass]
• Anthoathecatae [Order]
• Filifera [Suborder]
• Pandeidae [Family]
• Pandea conica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

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Authors

Top photograph :
© Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with author's kind permission :
Pandea conica, Iles Glénan, South-Brittany, West of France. Depth 1 meter.
Text :  Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat © 2005-2012.
Translation :  Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007-2012.

How to cite this page in publications

Bay-Nouailhat W., June 2005, Description of Pandea conica, Available on line at http://www.european-marine-life.org/05/pandea-conica.php, consulted on 04 February 2012.
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