Cassiopea xamachana

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Scyphozoa
Subclassis: Discomedusae
Ordo: Rhizostomeae
Subordo: Kolpophorae
Familia: Cassiopeidae
Genus: Cassiopea
Species: Cassiopea xamachana

Name

Cassiopea xamachana (Bigelow, 1892)

References

[1] van der Land, Jacob (2014). "Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow, 1892". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

[2] Berryman, Matt. "Upside-down Jellyfish: Cassiopea xamachana". Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda. Retrieved 2015-03-03.

[3] Ohdera et al:Upside-Down but Headed in the Right Direction: Review of the Highly Versatile Cassiopea xamachana System.

[4] Fitt, William K.; Costley, Kristin (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 (1–2): 79–91. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00139-1.

[5] Fleck, J.; Fitt, William K. (1999). "Degrading mangrove leaves of Rhizophora mangle Linne provide a natural cue for settlement and metamorphosis of the upside down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow". Ecology. 234 (1): 83–94. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00140-3.

[6] "These jellyfish can sting without touching you, thanks to 'mucus grenades'" at the National Geographic website

[7] Bigelow, R.P. (1892). On a new species of Cassiopea from Jamaica. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 15: 212-214.

Vernacular names

English: Upside-Down Jellyfish