Atlantic sea nettle
The Atlantic sea nettle is a jellyfish that lives along the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a bell-shaped body and stinging tentacles that it uses to catch food and to defend itself. Its sting is painful for people, but it is not strong enough to cause death except through an allergic reaction.1

Como recoñecelo
- Bell-shaped body that is usually semi-transparent1
- Small white dots and reddish-brown stripes on the bell1
- Typically pale, pinkish or yellowish, with deeper stripes near the edge of the bell1
- Bells without stripes look white or opaque1
- Smaller than the Pacific sea nettle1
Adoita confundirse con: It was often confused with several other Chrysaora species, so older reports of this jellyfish from other parts of the Atlantic and other oceans may be wrong. C. chesapeakei, found in estuaries on the Atlantic coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico, was only recognised as a separate species in 2017. The Atlantic sea nettle is smaller than the Pacific sea nettle and has more variable colouring.1
Poder da pezoña
Miles de pequenas células urticantes disparan cando algo as toca.
Que fai a súa pezoña?
Each tentacle is covered in thousands of microscopic cells that fire venom-coated stinging filaments on contact. The venom can kill smaller prey or stun predators. In people, the sting most likely causes a painful but non-lethal rash that usually lasts about 20 minutes. Some earlier reported stings in the Philippines caused vascular insufficiency (poor blood flow) and mononeuritis (inflammation of a nerve).1
Que perigoso é para as persoas?
Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.Its sting is rated from moderate to severe. It is not potent enough to cause human death, except through an allergic reaction. While the sting is not particularly harmful, it can cause moderate discomfort.1
Que fai cando ten medo?
When touched, its tentacles fire venom-coated stinging filaments that stun or deter a perceived predator.1
Se pica
- Misting vinegar over the affected area can neutralise the sting. This stops unfired stinging cells from firing and adding to the discomfort.1
- Sae da auga e quita os tentáculos que queden (con luvas ou cun pano).
- Para as cubomedusas tropicais: bota vinagre nas picaduras durante polo menos 30 segundos, pide axuda e prepárate para facer a RCP. Para as carabelas portuguesas e a maioría das outras: aclara con auga de mar e despois con auga quente para a dor.
Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos
Mantente a salvo
- Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
- Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
- Se un te pica: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.
Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo
En que lugar do mundo?
Que tamaño ten?
Canto mide?
mide coma 2 bananas postas en fila
mide coma 12 pezas de construción de xoguete en filaQue tamaño ten Atlantic sea nettle comparado CONTIGO?
Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.
Que rápido é?
Datos
Its body has no excretory or respiratory organs.1
Its stinging cells can also entangle or anchor prey, not only inject venom.1
Sea turtles, ocean sunfish and larger jellyfish are its main natural predators.1
It has a free-swimming stage and a polyp stage, and each reproduces in a different way.1
Its body is radially symmetrical, with a single mouth at the centre of one end.1
Desmontamitos
Mito: The Atlantic sea nettle lives in the Atlantic and other oceans around the world.
Verdade: Earlier reports from other oceans were often mistaken, because this jellyfish was confused with other Chrysaora species. It is known from the Atlantic coast of the United States.1
Para expertos en pezoñas
- Nome científico
- Chrysaora quinquecirrha
- Grupo
- Medusas e outros picadores do mar
- Familia
- Pelagiidae2
- Orde
- Semaeostomeae
- Continentes
- Océano Atlántico, Mar Caribe, Golfo de México, Os océanos
- Crías
- The free-swimming stage reproduces sexually, and the polyp stage reproduces asexually.1
- Perigo para as persoas
- 2 / 5: Doloroso3
De onde veñen os datos
- Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Chrysaora quinquecirrha (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
- Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.
Cada dato desta páxina ten un número que leva á súa fonte. Se nos equivocamos nalgo, sentímolo, somos fans dos animais, non unha revista científica. Dínolo en [email protected] e arranxarémolo.
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