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Pandea conica.

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:

 Phylum Cnidaria, class Hydrozoa, order Hydroida, family Pandeidae, Pandea conica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827).

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Photograph:  © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with author's kind permission.
Pandea conica, Iles Glénan, South-Brittany, West of France. Depth 1 meters.
Text:  Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat © 2005-2008.
Translation:  Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007-2008.


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