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Plate fire coral

Millepora platyphylla
Oor die naam: The name "fire coral" comes from its stinging cells, which cause a burning feeling on human skin.1
Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.
Jellievisse & see-steekdiere StekeEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Plate fire coral is a reef-building animal that looks like a coral but is actually a relative of jellyfish. It grows in shallow, sunny reef water across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to northern Australia and French Polynesia. It matters because it helps build reefs and can give a painful burning sting.1

Leef in
Red Sea and East Africa to northern Australia and French Polynesia, across the Indo-Pacific1
Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Rooi See, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Baai van Bengale
Tuis
It lives in the shallows of the reef crest, usually above 5 metres deep but sometimes down to 10 metres. It is also found in the surf zone and in the spur and groove zone, where waves are strong.1
Lengte
2 m tot 3 m (6,6 ft tot 9,8 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 0,01 km/h (0,01 mph)
Swem, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It catches zooplankton, tiny animals floating in the water, using feeding polyps whose mouths open and close when food is present. It also gets nutrients from algae living inside its tissue, which make energy through photosynthesis.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Plate fire coral
Plate fire coral. Foto: Esv - Eduard Solà Vázquez. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Colonies are yellow-green or light-brown, and the tips may be white.1
  • It usually grows in plate-like or blade-like forms, though it can also form branches, fans or encrusting layers.1
  • Colonies often measure 200 to 300 cm across and can be up to 200 cm high.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Other fire corals, such as Millepora dichotoma and Millepora exaesa, are often confused with it. Plate fire coral is generally plate-like or blade-like, which helps tell it apart from them.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its defensive polyps carry stinging cells called nematocysts. Contact with them causes a burning sensation in humans.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its defensive polyps have long tentacles that sting anything that touches them.1

As dit steek

  • Klim uit die water en pluk enige tentakels af (met handskoene of 'n lap).
  • Vir tropiese kubuskwalle: gooi vir minstens 30 sekondes asyn oor die steke, roep hulp en wees gereed om KPR te doen. Vir bloublasies en die meeste ander: spoel af met seewater, dan warm water vir die pyn.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

  • Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
  • Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
  • As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

AfrikaAsiëEuropaNoord-AmerikaSuid-AmerikaAustralië & OseaniëStille OseaanIndiese OseaanRooi SeeKoraalseeFilippynse SeeTimorsee & ArafuraseeBaai van Bengale

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Plate fire coral omtrent 3 m lank (9,8 ft)'n Grootmens se fiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)'n Motor omtrent 4,5 m (15 ft)
so lank soos 3 honde neus tot stertso lank soos 17 piesangs punt aan puntstadiger as 'n tuinslak

Hoe groot is Plate fire coral in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

Despite its name, plate fire coral is not a true coral. It belongs to the class Hydrozoa, which is separate from the stony and soft corals.1

2

It has two kinds of polyps: feeding polyps for catching food and defensive polyps with longer tentacles for protection.1

3

Its colonies can break into fragments during rough water, and these fragments can drift and start new colonies on nearby reefs.1

4

It can take many forms, including branches, fans, plates, blades and encrusting layers, and its shape depends on where it grows.1

5

It was once thought to have disappeared from the Eastern Pacific after bleaching events, but researchers later confirmed that its range extends back there.1

6

It helps build reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Plate fire coral is a true coral.

Waarheid: It is a hydrozoan, not a true coral, and is separate from the stony and soft corals.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Millepora platyphylla
Groep
Jellievisse & see-steekdiere
Familie
Milleporidae2
Orde
Anthoathecata
Kontinente
Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Rooi See, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Baai van Bengale, Die oseane
Babas
It releases reproductive buds that send eggs and sperm into the water, where fertilisation happens outside the body. The free-swimming larvae settle and become polyps after about 1 day.1
Gevaar vir mense
2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Millepora platyphylla (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Millepora platyphylla (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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