#cephea

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Crown Jelly aka Cauliflower Jelly (Cephea cephea), family Cepheidae, order Rhizostomeae, found in the western Indo-Pacific to northern Australia

photographs by Derek Keats

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Photo by Morgan Bennett-Smith | Info

Cephea sp. is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are also 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. 

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Crowned Jellyfish - Cephea cephea

Scientifically named Cephea cephea (Rhizostomeae - Cepheidae), the Crowned Jellyfish, also known as Cauliflower Jellyfish, is one of three species in its genus, all found in the Indo-Pacific and East Atlantic.

Believe it or not, this beauty is targeted by the jellyfish fishing industry, especially during large blooms, and commonly and historically eaten as a delicacy or for medicinal purposes in China and Japan, along with multiple other species from its order, Rhizostomeae. 

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Derek Haslam | Locality: Red Sea (2007)

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Crowned Jellyfish - Cephea cephea

Cephea cephea is a true jellyfish (Scyphozoa - Rhizostomeae - Cepheidae) found in the Indo-Pacific and East Atlantic. It is a large jellyfish, reaching 50-60 cm in diameter, with multiple wart-like projections on top of the central mound of its bell, which is surrounded by a moat. The thin frilled skirt around the crown is used for swimming. Its main body is blue-purple, its eight oral arms are brown and highly divided into a large, curly-looking surface area resembling a cauliflower (hence this jellyfish’s other common name, Cauliflower Jellyfish).  Multiple long colorless filaments with stinging cells for capturing prey trail behind as it swims.  

Cephea cephea is targeted by the jellyfish fishing industry, especially during large blooms, and commonly and historically eaten as a delicacy or for medicinal purposes in China and Japan, along with multiple other species.

References: [1] - [2] 

Photo credit: ©Tanaka Juuyoh | Locality: Mactan Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines (2005)

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Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and East Atlantic. They are sometimes called crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Netrostoma or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae.