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Pectis antarctica

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

Pectis antarctica is a species in the family Rhopalonematidae, order Trachymedusae.

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Quick facts about Pectis antarctica

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Pectis antarctica live?

Not recorded

Is Pectis antarctica endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Pectis antarctica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderTrachymedusae
  5. familyRhopalonematidae
  6. genusPectis
  7. SpeciesPectis antarctica Haeckel, 1879

Synonyms Pectys antarctica, Ptychogastria antarctica, Voragonema laciniata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pectis antarctica

Other species in the same genus Pectis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pectis antarctica?

Pectis antarctica (Pectis antarctica) belongs to the family Rhopalonematidae in the order Trachymedusae.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pectis antarctica (Pectis antarctica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectis-antarctica

MLA

“Pectis antarctica (Pectis antarctica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectis-antarctica.

BibTeX
@misc{pectis_antarctica_2026,
  title = {Pectis antarctica (Pectis antarctica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectis-antarctica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}