Cassiopea xamachana

Author
R. P. Bigelow, 1892
Common Names
  • Upside-down Jellyfish
  • Uspsidedown Jelly

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Cassiopea xamachana
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
1
Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
10 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Florida to West Indies
Habitat-Biology
  • estuarine
  • soft substrate/mud
  • symbiotic
References

  • Fitt, W. K., and K. Costley. 1998. The role of temperature in survival of the polyp stage of the tropical rhizostome jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 222: 79–91.

  • Fleck, J., and W. K. Fitt. 1999. Degrading mangrove leaves of Rhizophora mangle Linné provide a natural cue for settlement and metamorphosis of the upside down Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 234: 83–94.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-19-2024.

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