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Pandea conica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

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Pandea conica

Glénan Archipelago, France, 1 meter, 2004, WBN

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

Authors

Text : Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat, Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2005 - 2025.

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 2025-09-18.

Guide des Tuniciers

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species


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

Guide des Tuniciers

Authors

Text : Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat, Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2005 - 2025.

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://european-marine-life.org/05/pandea-conica.php, consulted on 2025 September 18.

Authors

Photographie de Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat

Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat

Plongeur - Naturaliste
Photographe Sous-Marin

Photographie de Anne Bay-Nouailhat

Anne Bay-Nouailhat

Chargée d’études en environnement marin
Plongeuse professionnelle - Naturaliste

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