Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are 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. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish[4] because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.
Found in tropical, pelagic oceanic regions from the Eastern Central Atlantic to Indo-Western Pacific
Lives in a marine environment
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species:[5]
Cephea is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are 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. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.
Cephea est un genre de méduses de la famille des Cepheidae.
Ce sont de grosses méduses tropicales, inoffensives. Elles sont pourvues d'une grande ombrelle charnue (à laquelle elles doivent leur nom anglais de « crown jellies »), et de bras oraux épais et complexes. L'ombrelle est caractérisée par une importante dépression centrale, d'où émerge un dôme marqué par des protubérances. Ce genre se distingue par la présence de plus de 3 canaux inter-rhopalaires par octant, et des bras buccaux portant de longs filaments[2].
Selon World Register of Marine Species (6 janvier 2015)[3] :