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Cassiopea
Cassiopea (upside-down jellyfish) is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae. They are found in warmer coastal regions around the world, including shallow mangrove swamps, mudflats, canals, and turtle grass flats in Florida, the Caribbean and Micronesia. The medusa usually lives upside-down on the sea floor in shallow areas, which has earned them their common name. They have a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates and therefore must lie upside-down in areas with sufficient light. Where found, there may be numerous individuals with varying shades of white, blue

Cassiopea andromeda
species of cnidarian

Cassiopea xamachana
species of cnidarian
Cassiopea ornata
species of cnidarian
Cassiopea frondosa
species of cnidarian
Cassiopea ndrosia
species of cnidarian