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Upside-down jellyfish

Cassiopea frondosa (Pallas, 1774)

AnimalsJellyfish (Scyphozoa)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

GuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation

Other common names

SandqualleGerman (Germany)
Medusa invertidaEuropean Spanish
Cassiopée fineFrench (France)
Méduse à l'enversFrench (France)
Méduse de sableFrench (France)
ZandkwalDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Medusa frondosa
Polyclona frondosa

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Cassiopea frondosa

GBIF — Cassiopea frondosa

Sources

RENERIC Dominique, ZIEMSKI Frédéric, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 27/02/2014 : Cassiopea frondosa (Pallas, 1774) , https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/662

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Cassiopea frondosa (Pallas, 1774), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1438

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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