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Upside-down Jellyfish This species of upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.) was captured in a saltwater lagoon on Sugarloaf Key, Florida. It has a circumference about the size of an aluminum can. Cassiopea xamachana,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Upside-down Jellyfish

This species of upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.) was captured in a saltwater lagoon on Sugarloaf Key, Florida. It has a circumference about the size of an aluminum can.

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    This is Cassiopea xamachana:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopea
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cassiopea_xamachana/
    http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/MarineInvertebrateZoology/Cassiopeaxamachana.html     Posted 11 years ago
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    Note sure if you read this....

    http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/2/campfire/235/photo_challenges.html

    ...but either way, excellent that you're filling the gap there in our shortage of marine wildlife photos.

    Note that manual species creation is suspended for a few weeks but we'll pick these up once the new species system is ready.     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
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      Yes, I had read said post, Ferdy. It inspired me to dig a bit into my photo archives, and the few pictures I uploaded today were the result!

      And I understand about the species system being under construction. Good luck with the renovations!       Posted 11 years ago
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    Upside down capture, really surprising, i thought i was looking at a decorated wheelcap. Posted 11 years ago
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      Yes, Ludo, this is actually an upside-down jellyfish. They get their name because they often swim upside-down, as you see here. They will also rest on the bottom upside-down and wave their tentacles around! Posted 11 years ago

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The Cassiopeia xamachana

''Cassiopea xamachana'', commonly known as the upside-down jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae. It is found in warm parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was first described by the American marine biologist Henry Bryant Bigelow in 1892.

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Similar species: Root-mouth Jellies
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Uploaded Jan 7, 2014. Captured Mar 25, 2011 16:45 in 81-87 Johnson Road, Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA.
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  • KODAK PlaySport Video Camera, Zx3
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO125
  • 5.54mm