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title: "Spiegeleikwal"
description: "Cotylorhiza tuberculata — Andere dieren. Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jellyfish, Mediterranean jelly, or fried egg jellyfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/fried-egg-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiegeleikwal

> Cotylorhiza tuberculata — Andere dieren. Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jellyfish, Mediterranean jelly, or fried egg jellyfish.

- Scientific name: *Cotylorhiza tuberculata*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2700
- Wikidata: [Q2004162](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2004162)
- iNaturalist taxon: [324852](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324852)

## Names

- en: Fried Egg Jelly
- de: Spiegeleiqualle
- es: Medusa huevo frito
- fr: Méduse œuf au plat
- nl: Spiegeleikwal

## Countries with the most observations

GR (721), ES (711), IT (422), HR (205), FR (95), SI (65), MT (41), DZ (9), TR (6), AL (5), MA (4), TN (3)

## Summary

Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jellyfish, Mediterranean jelly, or fried egg jellyfish. It is commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Adriatic Sea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotylorhiza_tuberculata

## Photo

![Spiegeleikwal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fried-egg-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hubert Sztyler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/401376259

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fried-egg-jelly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).