
Cassiopea
Sign in to saveCassiopea (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
Species
upside-down jellyfish
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderRhizostomeae
- FamilyCassiopeidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 282
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Cassiopeidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, SIO, YPM, NHMUK, QM
- Recorded in
- Guam, Belize, United States, Tonga, Saudi Arabia, Palau, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cassiopeidae
- Image
- Cassiopea andromeda - Mangrovenqualle.jpg
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- Category:Cassiopea
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Article · Español
Cassiopea, comúnmente llamadas "medusas invertidas", es un género de medusas, pertenecientes a la familia Cassiopeidae, al orden Rhizostomeae y a la clase Scyphozoa. Pueden encontrarse en áreas costeras cálidas de todo el planeta, incluyendo zonas de manglares.
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