Silke Baron (flickr prilfish), Austria
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Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775)
Sandy mud-flats of shallow waters (up to 5 m depth) Attaches to sandy bottom. Carnivorous; eats small marine animals or bits of them that get caught in its tentacles. It also shoots out nematocysts and mucous to paralyze and catch its prey.
Synonymised names:
Cassiopea andromeda var. malayensis Maas, 1903 (only species level accepted)
Cassiopea picta Vanhöffen, 1888
Medusa andromeda Forskål, 1775 (synonym)
Direct children (1):
Variety Cassiopea andromeda var. malayensis Maas, 1903 accepted as Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) (only species level accepted)
Sandy mud-flats of shallow waters (up to 5 m depth) Attaches to sandy bottom. Carnivorous; eats small marine animals or bits of them that get caught in its tentacles. It also shoots out nematocysts and mucous to paralyze and catch its prey.
Synonymised names:
Cassiopea andromeda var. malayensis Maas, 1903 (only species level accepted)
Cassiopea picta Vanhöffen, 1888
Medusa andromeda Forskål, 1775 (synonym)
Direct children (1):
Variety Cassiopea andromeda var. malayensis Maas, 1903 accepted as Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) (only species level accepted)
