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Cassiopea andromeda

Saugschirmqualle(+4)·(Forskål, 1775)

GBIF:155436420

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

Characteristics

Extant

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(26)

European Marine Waters

Red Sea

Aegean Sea

introduced

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

introduced

Mediterranean Sea

Indo West Pacific

Levantine Sea

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Hawaii)

introduced

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(CY)

introduced

Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(CY)

introduced

Spanish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands)(ES)

introduced

Greek part of the Aegean Sea(GR)

introduced

Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(GR)

introduced

Greek part of the Ionian Sea(GR)

introduced

Greek part of the Aegean Sea(GR)

introduced

Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(GR)

introduced

Greek part of the Ionian Sea(GR)

introduced

Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(LB)

introduced

Libyan part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(LY)

introduced

Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(MT)

introduced

Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(MT)

introduced

Syrian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(SY)

introduced

Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TR)

introduced

Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TR)

introduced

Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TR)

introduced

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages.

Saugschirmqualledeusucker upsidedown jellyfishengsuction cup jellyfishengupside down jellyfishengupside-down jellyfisheng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 2 languages.

Saugschirmqualle

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Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

sucker upsidedown jellyfish

eng

Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

suction cup jellyfish

eng

Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

upside down jellyfish

eng

Source: Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.

upside-down jellyfish

eng

Source: van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaCnidariaMedusozoaScyphozoaDiscomedusaeRhizostomeaeKolpophoraeKampylomyariaCassiopeidaeCassiopeaCassiopea andromeda

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Cnidaria30,396

SUB

Medusozoa5,991

Scyphozoa439

SUB

SUB

INF

Cassiopea andromeda

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 66 proteins)

NCBI:txid114796

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(4)

Cassiopea andromeda malayensisMaas, 1903

synonym

Cassiopea pictaVanhöffen, 1888

synonym

Cassiopea polypoidesKeller, 1883

synonym

Medusa andromedaForskål, 1775

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CITATIONS

References(6)

Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 111

basis of record

Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 2: 361-672, plates 21-40.

additional source

Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.

additional source

Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.

additional source

Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118.

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Geographic Distribution(26)

Occurrence Datasets

Vernacular Names

Taxonomic Classification Tree

External Identifiers(1)

Synonyms(4)

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References(6)