Cephea
Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are sometimes called the crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Netrostoma or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish[1] because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Cepheidae |
| Genus: | Cephea Péron & Lesueur, 1810 |
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2 species, see text | |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species:[2]
- Cephea cephea
- Cephea coerulea
Invalid names
- Cephea octostyla (nomen dubium)
References
- "Crowned Jellyfish". Seaunseen.
- "Cephea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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