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Marine Life Living

Cauliflower Jelly

Cephea cephea

Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are sometimes called the crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Netrostoma or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae.

Overview

Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are sometimes called the crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Netrostoma or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Video

Cephea cephea, the Cauliflower Jellyfish at the Bugtong Bato divesite in Malapascua, Philippines. Estimated size 70-100 cmCredit: Alexander R. Jenner · CC BY-SA 4.0Source ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Cephea Wikipedia

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