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Cassiopea frondosa Upsidedown Jellyfish

Cassiopea frondosa is commonly referred to as Upsidedown Jellyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Upsidedown Jellyfish, Cassiopea frondosa, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2014


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lexID:
12232 
AphiaID:
287166 
Scientific:
Cassiopea frondosa 
German:
Mangroven-Schirmqualle 
English:
Upsidedown Jellyfish 
Category:
Jellyfish  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Rhizostomeae (Order) > Cassiopeidae (Family) > Cassiopea (Genus) > frondosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pallas, ), 1774 
Occurrence:
Belize, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, India, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, U.S. 
Sea depth:
0 - 7 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 10.63" (10cm - 27cm) 
Temperature:
28,5 °F - 32,5 °F (28,5°C - 32,5°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-07-17 22:49:23 

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Cassiopea frondosa (Pallas, 1774)

Its colour can vary from amber-yellow, olive, and greenish. Cassiopea frondosa receives some nutrients from the symbiotic zooxanthellae growing within its tentacles. This Upsidedown Jellyfish is carnivorous and feeds upon plankton and other invertebrates floating in the water.

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Upsidedown Jellyfish, Cassiopea frondosa, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2014

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