Fried egg jellyfish. Medusa huevo frito

Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Description:

Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish, of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jelly or fried egg jellyfish. It is commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Adriatic Sea. It can reach 40 cm in diameter[1] and is usually less than 17 cm wide. It seems that this jellyfish's sting has very little or no effect on humans. The cnidarian’s smooth, elevated central dome is surrounded by a gutter-like ring. Its marginal lappets are elongated and subrectangular. Each moutharm bifurcates near its base and branches several times. In addition to some larger appendages, there are many short, club-shaped ones that bear disk-like ends.

Habitat:

Mar Menor: Laguna costera de agua salada. Mar Mediterraneo. Murcia, La Manga.

Notes:

Dependiendo de la estación puede ser abundante en el Mediterráneo oriental, por lo que suele ser una molestia para los bañistas, sin embargo la picadura de esta medusa tiene muy poco efecto o ninguno en el hombre.

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13 Comments

eulalia rubio 5 years ago

Thanks, Mark.

Mark Ridgway 5 years ago

Fantastic.

Neil Ross 5 years ago

That is quite spectacular, and very surreal. Congratulations on your SOTD, Eulalia.

Leuba Ridgway 5 years ago

More like poached egg....Amazing Jelly -Congratulations Eulalia and thanks for sharing this !

Chayanika 5 years ago

Wow!! What a beautiful creature!! Great job!!

LeanneGardner 5 years ago

Wow! Incredible! Congratulations.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 5 years ago

Wow, Eulalia what an amazing spotting! And congrats for the SOTD!

Michael Strydom 5 years ago

Wow, Amazing!!!

LaurenZarate 5 years ago

Congratulations Eulalia! What an incredible jellyfish!

AntónioGinjaGinja 5 years ago

Beautiful find Eulalia,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

DanielePralong 5 years ago

What a beautiful specimen Eulalia! Your Fried Egg Jellyfish is our Spotting of the Day. When they start deteriorating they don't look that good!

"We've featured them before, but this one is rather visually stunning! This Fried Egg Jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) is our Spotting of the Day. Cotylorhiza tuberculata is found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Adriatic Sea. The medusa can reach an average final diameter of about 35 cm.

Find out more about this organism here: https://buff.ly/2wQN45P "

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