Dr. Klaus M. Stiefel, Philippinen
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The thimble jellyfish Linuche aquila would hardly be noticed in the sea as a solitary jellyfish, since it itself only grows to a few millimeters in size.
In fact, however, the jellyfish appears regularly in very large numbers, in the photographically best case the camera viewfinder can find only jellyfish, here are a few examples:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/linuche-unguiculata.html
Many bathers shy away from jellyfish, especially the so-called fire jellyfish, but even in this area the small mini jellyfish are in no way inferior to their big brothers and sisters, their cnidocysts cause severe skin redness and inflammatory wheals on contact, which may be treated with
corticosteroids and oral antihistamines.
Depending on the intensity of contact with the hives, it can take up to 7 days for the affected person to recover.
In professional circles, this severe nettling is called "Seabather's Eruption", but it can also be caused by the sister species Linuche unguiculata and by the sea anemone Edwardsiella lineata.
You can see pictures of the damaged skin in the paper "Seabather's eruption caused by the thimble jellyfish (Linuche aquila) in the Philippines", the paper shows triathlon swimmers who have come into contact with the jellyfish along the coastal waters of Davao Gulf in the Philippines.
Please make sure you have adequate skin-body protection when swimming, snorkeling or diving in areas where the jellyfish are native!
Synonym: Linerges aquila Haeckel, 1880
In fact, however, the jellyfish appears regularly in very large numbers, in the photographically best case the camera viewfinder can find only jellyfish, here are a few examples:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/linuche-unguiculata.html
Many bathers shy away from jellyfish, especially the so-called fire jellyfish, but even in this area the small mini jellyfish are in no way inferior to their big brothers and sisters, their cnidocysts cause severe skin redness and inflammatory wheals on contact, which may be treated with
corticosteroids and oral antihistamines.
Depending on the intensity of contact with the hives, it can take up to 7 days for the affected person to recover.
In professional circles, this severe nettling is called "Seabather's Eruption", but it can also be caused by the sister species Linuche unguiculata and by the sea anemone Edwardsiella lineata.
You can see pictures of the damaged skin in the paper "Seabather's eruption caused by the thimble jellyfish (Linuche aquila) in the Philippines", the paper shows triathlon swimmers who have come into contact with the jellyfish along the coastal waters of Davao Gulf in the Philippines.
Please make sure you have adequate skin-body protection when swimming, snorkeling or diving in areas where the jellyfish are native!
Synonym: Linerges aquila Haeckel, 1880
