https://polypompholyx.github.io/tag/jellyfish/Recent content in jellyfish on PolypompholyxHugoen-GBExcept where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0 licence, Steve CookThu, 25 Jan 2018 13:24:39 +0000https://polypompholyx.github.io/2013/05/organism-of-the-week-14/Sun, 26 May 2013 16:00:02 +0000https://polypompholyx.github.io/2013/05/organism-of-the-week-14/<p><em>Cassiopea,</em> which looks rather like a spelling mistake (but isn&rsquo;t), also looks a bit like an anemone (but isn&rsquo;t):</p> <figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width:300px"><a href="https://polypompholyx.github.io/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cassiopea_sp.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="Cassiopea sp. [CC-BY-SA-3.0 Steve Cook]" src="https://polypompholyx.github.io/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cassiopea_sp-300x225.jpg" /></a><figcaption><em>Cassiopea</em> 'upside-down jellyfish' in the aquarium beneath the Palm House at Kew Gardens</figcaption></figure> <p>It&rsquo;s actually a jellyfish, but one that spends most of its time living upside-down (relative to its relatives). Unlike its close relatives, it gets much of its energy from sunbathing rather than from fishing.</p>