Cassiopeidae
Also known as: Cassiopeid, Medusas invertidas, Upside-Down Jellyfish, Upside-down Jellyfishes, Upsidedown Jellies, Upsidedown Jellyfishes, upside-down jellyfish, upsidedown jellyfish
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Scyphozoa |
| Order | Rhizostomeae |
| Family | Cassiopeidae |
| Published in | Tilesius, W. G. (1831). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Medusen. I. Cassiopeae. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, 15(2): 247–288. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=364707 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 3 |
| Species records held | 17 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 44 |
| GBIF key | 8171 |
Genera in Cassiopeidae
- Cassiopea — 13 species: Cassiopea andromeda, Cassiopea culionensis, Cassiopea depressa, Cassiopea frondosa, Cassiopea maremetens, Cassiopea mayeri, Cassiopea medusa, Cassiopea mertensi
- Toreuma — 3 species: Toreuma gegenbauri, Toreuma thamnostoma, Toreuma theophila
- Polyclonia — 1 species: Polyclonia frondosa
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.