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Upside-Down Jellyfish

Cassiopea sp.

Photo by SargonR
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Field Notes

Description:

Unknown species of Upside-Down Jellyfish spotted in the Mangrove National Park, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Cassiopea

Species ID Suggestions

Upside-down jelly

Cassiopea sp.

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (4)
AbbieRR
Crazy, we never saw anything like this in Hawaii!
SargonR
Many thanks Mark. And yes, the UAE was quite the nice adventure!
Mark Ridgway
It seems upside-down jellies are Cassiopea ... http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/environment/jellyfish-invade-al-mamzar-beach-1.1257712 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopea Thanks... learn something every day :)
Mark Ridgway
Hi Sargon. You'd be enjoying UAE I guess. I think you've got a jelly here. Can't find a scientific ref for it but here's a blog item from the area which looks a match. An upside-down feeder. http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/exploring-abu-dhabis-underwater-world---in-pictures#3

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Bio-diversity of UAE
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Arabian Peninsula

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2016

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