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Mangrove Upsidedown Jellyfish

Cassiopea xamachana

Classification

Cassiopea xamachana, commonly known as the upside-down jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae. It is found in warm parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. It was first described by the American marine biologist Henry Bryant Bigelow in 1892.

Distribution

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United States of America · 32Netherlands · 23Mexico · 10Cuba · 7France · 3United Kingdom · 1