Fried Egg Jelly (Cotylorhiza tuberculata)

Fried Egg Jelly, a reference photo — Photo: Antonio Sontuoso · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fried Egg Jelly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cephea cephea
Crambione mastigophora
Versuriga anadyomene
Mastigias papua
Cyanea barkeri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Cotylorhiza
Species: Cotylorhiza tuberculata

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