Cotylorhiza tuberculata

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Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Mediterranean jelly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Rhizostomeae Family: Cepheidae Genus: Cotylorhiza Species: C. tuberculata
Binomial name
Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Macri, 1778)
Synonyms
Medusa tuberculata Cassiopea borbonica Cephea tuberculata Cotylorhiza microtuberculata

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 35 cm in diameter, the Mediterranean jelly, unlike many others of its species, is capable of autonomous movement without relying on the current.

[edit] Description

C. tuberculata is usually less than 17 cm wide. The smooth, elevated dome is surrounded by a gutter-like ring. The marginal lappets are elongated and subrectangular. Each mouth-arm bifurcates near its base and branches several times. In addition to some larger appendages there are many short, club-shaped ones that bear disk-like ends.^[1]

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[edit] References

• Kramp, P.L. (1961): Synopsis of the Medusae of the World. Order Rhizostomeae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 40: 348-382. PDF
• Reclos, George J. (2006): "Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Macri, 1778)". Retrieved June 7, 2006.