Atlantic Box Jelly
Tamoya haplonema
Tamoya haplonema is a species of box jellyfish in the genus Tamoya. It is the type species of the genus and was described in 1859. The medusa possesses four tentacles, one each on an inter-radial pedal.
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Range & habitat
It is native to the western Atlantic, and specimens have been found from Argentina to Long Island. Some specimens have been found in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. They were once thought to live off the coast of Africa, but those sightings have since been attributed to actually be a different species, Tamoya ancamori.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Tamoya haplonema prey on fish. They have also been observed interacting with fish outside of the predator prey relationship, with the fish going inside the jellyfish and around the tentacles without being consumed.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Toxicity
Like other box jellyfish, they are highly venomous and have been known to sting humans. If stung, vinegar should be applied to deactivate the nematocysts in the skin. Cold seawater compress should also be applied.
== References ==
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 415194.