Cephea cephea: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Scyphozoa
- Order
- Rhizostomeae
- Family
- Cepheidae
- Genus
- Cephea
- Species
- Cephea cephea
- Scientific Name
- Cephea cephea
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cephea cephea
Cephea cephea, also known as the crown jellyfish, or cauliflower jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. It occurs in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific to Northern Australia. The species was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 and originally given the name Medusa cephea. It inhabits the pelagic zone of tropical and sub-tropical waters and is most commonly found in the Indo-West Pacific, eastern Atlantic and the Red Sea. Although this species is among the most venomous jellyfish, it is not harmful to humans and is eaten as a delicacy and used for medical purposes in China and Japan. The species can achieve a diameter of up to 60 cm.
...Cephea cephea in languages:
- English
- Crowned Jellyfish
- English
- Cauliflower Jellyfish
- English
- Crowned Jelly
- English
- Cauliflower Jelly
- English
- Crown Jellyfish
- French
- Céphée
- Japanese
- イボクラゲ
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