Cassiopea frondosa
Cassiopea frondosa (Pallas, 1774)
Upsidedown jellyfish
Cassiopea frondosa
photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:  Cassiopeidae ()
Max. size:  26 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  12 to 26 cm wide; no concavity at center of exumbrella; always 12 rhopalis; 60 short, nearly straight edged marginal lappets; mouth-arms three-fourths the length of bell radius; scattered uniformly between the mouths are 30 to 40 small, leaf-shaped vesicles.
Biology:  Found in estuarine, soft substrate, symbiotic (Ref. 116114).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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