Upside-down jellyfish

phylum	Cnidaria	Cassiopea ornata is one of 8 species of upside-down jellyfish found in intertidal sand or mud flats and shallow lagoons. The medusa usually lives upside-down on the bottom. They have a mild sting since they are primarily photosynthetic, hosting zooxanthellae, photosynthetic dinoflagellate algae. The diameter is from 5 to 15 cm. For more information see the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Jellyfish
class	Scyphozoa
order	Rhizostomae
family	Cassiopeidae
genus	Cassiopea
species	C. ornata

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