Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Two examples of the species (upper from the Ionian Sea, Italy, lower from the Sant'Antioco, Sardinia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Cotylorhiza
Species:
C. tuberculata
Binomial name
Cotylorhiza tuberculata
(Macri, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
  • Medusa tuberculata Gmelin, 1788
  • Cassiopea borbonica Delle Chiaje, 1823
  • Cassiopea canariensis Tilesius, 1831
  • Cephea polychroma Péron & Lesueur, 1810

Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jellyfish, Mediterranean jelly, or fried egg jellyfish. It is commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Adriatic Sea.

  1. ^ "Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Macri, 1778)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 February 2020.