Cassiopea andromeda
| Cassiopea andromeda | |
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| Specimen at the Cologne Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Cassiopeidae |
| Genus: | Cassiopea |
| Species: | C. andromeda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassiopea andromeda Forskål, 1775 | |
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Cassiopea andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the upside-down jellyfish. It usually lives in intertidal sand or mudflats, shallow lagoons, and around mangroves. This jellyfish, often mistaken for a sea anemone, usually keeps its mouth facing upward. Its yellow-brown bell, which has white or pale streaks and spots, pulsates to run water through its arms for respiration and to gather food.