Fried egg jellyfish
Cotylorhiza tuberculata
- Scientific name
- Cotylorhiza tuberculata
- Group
- Cnidarians (corals, anemones, jellyfish)
- Rarity
- Common
- Where to see it
- Mediterranean
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Not evaluated
Did you know?
Its domed yellow bell edged with a paler rim gives it the look of a fried egg floating in the water, and its mild sting is barely felt by most swimmers.
What defines this group — Cnidarians (corals, anemones, jellyfish)
Corals, anemones and jellyfish: the same simple animal, anchored to the bottom or drifting in open water.
- All armed with cnidocytes, harpoon cells that fire on contact.
- A body arranged in rays around a single opening, serving as both mouth and exit.
- Hard corals host algae in their tissue: it is their departure that causes bleaching.