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แมงกะพรุนหัวคว่ำ
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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

Species

upside-down jellyfish

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassScyphozoa
  4. OrderRhizostomeae
  5. FamilyCassiopeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded2,817

via GBIF

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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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Cassiopea
taxon name
Cassiopea
topic's main category
Category:Cassiopea
Commons gallery
Cassiopea
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