| Cassiopea andromeda | |
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| Specimen at the Cologne Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Cassiopeidae |
| Genus: | Cassiopea |
| Species: | C. andromeda
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassiopea andromeda Forskål, 1775
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| Synonyms | |
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.
- ^ Cassiopea andromeda var. malayensis Maas, 1903 in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset doi:10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-29.
- ^ Cassiopea depressa subsp. picta Vanhöffen, 1888 in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset doi:10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-29.
- ^ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Cassiopea picta Vanhöffen, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2023-05-29.
- ^ WoRMS (2023). Cassiopea polypoides Keller, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561018 on 2023-05-29.
- ^ WoRMS (2023). Medusa andromeda Forskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393206 on 2023-05-29.