Cotylorhiza tuberculata

(Macri, 1778)

Vernacular names
English : Fried-egg jellyfish
French : Méduse œuf au plat

Classification
Class : Scyphozoa
Order : Rhizostomeae
Family : Cepheidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Bell diameter reaching up to 40 cm. Bell is flat, except for an orange round protuberance at its center (housing zooxanthellae). Tentacles are short but with large bubbly white extremities featuring a round violet end. Unmistakable.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and can only be found in the Mediterranean Sea. Found in open seas and shores, close to the surface.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : Not assessed, common to abundant in most of its range although its abundance can vary according to climate and water conditions.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

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