Cotylorhiza tuberculata

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iCotylorhiza tuberculata
Mediterranean jelly
Mediterranean jelly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Cotylorhiza
Species: C. tuberculata

Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish, also known as the Mediterranean jelly or fried egg jellyfish. It is commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea. Capable of growing as large as 35cm in diameter, the Mediterranean jelly, unlike many others of its species, is capable of autonomous movement without relying on the current.

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