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Net fire coral

Millepora dichotoma
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The net fire coral is a colony-forming sea animal that looks like coral. It builds hard, lacy or box-shaped structures and lives in shallow tropical seas. Its sting is painful, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Anaishi
Republic of Mauritius, the Red Sea and the Indo-West Pacific region1
Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Ufilipino, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura
Nyumbani
It lives on the seabed at depths of about 0.2 to 3 metres. It attaches itself to hard surfaces, and people can meet it when walking, snorkelling or diving on and around it.1
Urefu
60 cm (2 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.01 kwa saa (maili 0.01 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
It is a suspension feeder. Its polyps catch plankton and detritus (small bits of dead material) drifting in the surrounding water, then digest them in an internal cavity.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Net fire coral
Net fire coral. Picha: Photo2222. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Forms colonies up to 60 cm wide, and clumps of colonies may be several metres across.1
  • Starts as a flat, crust-like layer stuck to hard surfaces, then grows into lace-like, leaf-like blade or box-work shapes.1
  • Lace-like forms are more fragile and grow best in deeper, calmer water. Box-work forms cope better with harsher conditions.1
  • Has vibrant colours, given by symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside its tissues.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its stinging cells, called nematocysts, carry venom. The venom is fatal to many organisms but has not been found to be fatal to humans. Contact can cause extreme pain and burn-like wounds.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

Its sting has not been found to be fatal to humans. It can cause extreme pain, burn-like wounds and skin irritation that may last for up to two weeks.1

Akidunga

  • Toka majini na uondoe vipande vya mikono iliyonata (kwa glavu au kitambaa).
  • Kwa yavuyavu sanduku wa kitropiki: mimina siki kwenye sehemu zilizodungwa kwa angalau sekunde 30, omba msaada na uwe tayari kufanya CPR. Kwa mabotoli ya bluu na wengine wengi: suuza kwa maji ya bahari, kisha maji ya moto kupunguza maumivu.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Net fire coral urefu wa takriban 60 cm (2 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)
urefu sawa na ndizi 3 zilizopangwa mstaripolepole kuliko konokono wa bustanini

Net fire coral ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Its polyps catch floating food with stinging cells as well as with their feeding structures.1

2

When a colony breaks apart, its structure can change, for example from fragile lace-like growth to thicker box-work.1

3

Its colours come from symbiotic zooxanthellae, which also help it grow and recycle nutrients.1

4

A single colony can grow into a shape that depends on depth, location and how cloudy the water is.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Net fire coral stings are deadly to people.

Ukweli: Its venom is fatal to many organisms, but it has not been found to be fatal to humans. Its sting is still very painful and can leave burn-like wounds.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Millepora dichotoma
Kundi
Yavuyavu na wadungaji wa baharini
Familia
Milleporidae2
Mpangilio
Anthoathecata
Mabara
Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Ufilipino, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Bahari kuu
Watoto
It spawns in a synchronised release of eggs and sperm (gametes) between April and May, and gametes can still be present in June. The fertilised young drift on currents and settle on the seafloor to start new colonies.1
Hali yake porini
Endangered (IUCN, 2022)1
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Millepora dichotoma (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Millepora dichotoma (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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