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title: "Mangrove Upsidedown Jelly"
description: "Cassiopea andromeda — Andere dieren. Cassiopea andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the upside-down jellyfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mangrove-upsidedown-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mangrove Upsidedown Jelly

> Cassiopea andromeda — Andere dieren. Cassiopea andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the upside-down jellyfish.

- Scientific name: *Cassiopea andromeda*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3022
- Wikidata: [Q1048402](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048402)
- iNaturalist taxon: [326834](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326834)

## Names

- en: Mangrove Upsidedown Jelly
- de: Mangrovenqualle
- es: Medusa invertida de manglar
- fr: Méduse à l'envers indo-pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (706), TW (77), MX (51), BS (49), NC (44), EG (42), CW (38), AE (32), ID (28), PR (27), KY (22), PH (20)

## Summary

Cassiopea andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the upside-down jellyfish. It usually lives in intertidal sand or mudflats, shallow lagoons, and around mangroves. This jellyfish, often mistaken for a sea anemone, usually keeps its mouth facing upward. Its yellow-brown bell, which has white or pale streaks and spots, pulsates to run water through its arms for respiration and to gather food.

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

## Photo

![Mangrove Upsidedown Jelly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mangrove-upsidedown-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106628883

## Machine access

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