''Cephea'' is a genus of true jellyfish in the family

Cepheidae Cepheidae may refer to: * Cepheidae (jellyfish), a family of jellyfish in the order Rhizostomeae * Cepheidae (mite), a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order of Acari comprising over 15,000 described specie ...

. They are found in the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

and eastern Atlantic oceans. They are sometimes called the crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus ''

Netrostoma ''Netrostoma'' is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes called crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus ''Cephea'' or the distantly related sp ...

'' or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae. They are also sometimes called the cauliflower jellyfish because of the cauliflower-looking form on top of its bell.

Description

Habitat

Found in tropical, pelagic oceanic regions from the Eastern Central Atlantic to Indo-Western Pacific

Lifestyle

Lives in a marine environment

Relationships

Impacts

Species

According to the '' World Register of Marine Species'', this genus includes the following species: * '' Cephea cephea'' * '' Cephea coerulea''

Invalid names

* ''Cephea octostyla''

References

Cepheidae Scyphozoan genera {{Scyphozoa-stub