description of Pandea conica - Pandea jellyfish

Description

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.

Distribution

Pandea conica is found in the North-East Atlantic, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species
Dernière mise à jour 07-01-2023

Animalia (Kingdom)
Cnidaria (Phylum)
Hydrozoa (Class)
Hydroidolina (Subclass)
Anthoathecata (Order)
Filifera (Suborder)
Pandeidae (Family)
Pandea (Genus)
Pandea conica (Species)

Authors

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography

Image satellite: © Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community.

Données de distribution : Pandea conica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-19.

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species

Dernière mise à jour 07-01-2023

Animalia (Kingdom)
Cnidaria (Phylum)
Hydrozoa (Class)
Hydroidolina (Subclass)
Anthoathecata (Order)
Filifera (Suborder)
Pandeidae (Family)
Pandea (Genus)
Pandea conica (Species)

Authors

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography

How to cite this page

Bay-Nouailhat W., Bay-Nouailhat A., june 2005, Description of Pandea conica, [On line] https://www.european-marine-life.org/05/pandea-conica.php?PHPSESSID=c928e31711d21012e4fa01da0a602f3e, consulted on 2024 April 19.

Authors

Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat

Diver - Naturalist
Underwater Photographer

Anne Bay-Nouailhat

Project manager in marine environment
Professional diver - Naturalist