Cassiopea
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Cassiopea (upside-down jellyfish) is a genus of true jellyfish and members of the family Cassiopeidae.[3] 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. These jellyfish partake in a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates and therefore, must lie upside-down in areas with sufficient light penetration to fuel their energy source.[4] Where found, there may be numerous individuals with varying shades of white, blue, green and brown.
Cassiopea | |
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Cassiopea sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Cassiopeidae Agassiz, 1862 |
Genus: | Cassiopea Péron & Lesueur, 1809 |
Species | |
8 species, see text | |
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