Spirocodon saltatrix
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THE REAL WORLD
The real Spirocodon saltatrix
- Scientific name
- Spirocodon saltatrix
- Japanese name
- カミクラゲ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Anthomedusae
- Family
- Polyorchidae
- Genus
- Spirocodon
Where the name “Spirocodon saltatrix” comes from
Its Japanese name, Kami-kurage, comes from its hair-like tentacles. Its scientific name comes from a Latin word meaning to dance.
鶴岡市立加茂水族館国立科学博物館How the Spirocodon saltatrix lives
It lives in calm bays and similar places. It senses light with organs called eyespots at the bases of its tentacles. It swims in a bouncing way in response to changes in light.
国立科学博物館Where the Spirocodon saltatrix has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
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Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — カミクラゲChecked: 2026-11-04
- 国立科学博物館 — カミクラゲChecked: 2026-11-07
- 鶴岡市立加茂水族館 — カミクラゲChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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