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Species sheet

Blue upside-down jellyfish

Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow, 1892

AnimalsJellyfish (Scyphozoa)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaGuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation

Other common names

Mangrove jellyfishBritish English
Cassiopée de mangroveFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Cassiopea xamachana

GBIF — Cassiopea xamachana

Sources

PROUZET Anne, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 23/02/202 : Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow, 1892, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/678

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 06/03/2021 : Cassiopea xamachana Bigelow, 1892, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1439

Modification history

Created by Alain Mayoux on 05/03/2021

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