Host starvation and in hospite degradation of algal symbionts shape the heat stress response of the Cassiopea-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis [PDF]
Microbiome, 2023 Background Global warming is causing large-scale disruption of cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae symbioses fundamental to major marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs.
Gaëlle Toullec +8 more
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Demystifying Cassiopea species identity in the Florida Keys: Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea andromeda coexist in shallow waters [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The phylogeny of the Upside-Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea spp.) has been revised multiple times in its history. This is especially true in the Florida Keys, where much of the Cassiopea stock for research and aquarium trade in the United States are collected.
Kaden Muffett, Maria Pia Miglietta
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Identification of Cassiopea sp. in Lake Macquarie, Australia and revision of the taxonomic status of Cassiopea maremetens Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Cassiopeidae) [PDF]
PeerJScyphozoans of the genus Cassiopea are notable for their unusual benthic habit of lying upside-down with their exumbrella resting on the substrate and oral arms facing upwards resulting in their common name “upside-down jellyfish”.
Claire E. Rowe +4 more
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Heat stress disrupts early development and photosymbiosis in Cassiopea jellyfish. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPhotosymbioses between Cnidarians and algae are widespread in marine ecosystems. The jellyfish Cassiopea-Symbiodinium symbiosis serves as a valuable model for studying host-symbiont interactions in photosymbiotic organisms.
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Appendage pigmentation and temperature acclimation correlate with survival during acute heat stress in the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea xamachana [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionIntroductionUpside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.) are highly tolerant to multiple abiotic stressors, including fluctuating temperatures associated with shallow marine habitats. This resilience may underlie the ability of Cassiopea sp.
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Cassiopea xamachana microbiome across anatomy, development, and geography. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe upside-down jellyfish holobiont, Cassiopea xamachana, is a useful model system for tri-partite interactions between the cnidarian host, the photosymbiont, and the bacterial microbiome. While the interaction between the host and photosymbiont has been
Allison H Kerwin +7 more
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Wild or Reared? Cassiopea andromeda Jellyfish as a Potential Biofactory [PDF]
Marine DrugsThe zooxanthellate jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forsskål, 1775), a Lessepsian species increasingly common in the western and central Mediterranean Sea, was investigated here to assess its potential as a source of bioactive compounds from medusa ...
Stefania De Domenico +6 more
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Neuromuscular development in the emerging scyphozoan model system, Cassiopea xamachana: implications for the evolution of cnidarian nervous systems [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 The scyphozoan Cassiopea xamachana is an emerging cnidarian model system for studying regeneration, animal-algae symbiotic relationships, and various aspects of evolutionary biology including the early emergence of animal nervous systems. Cassiopea has a
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Global Warming and the Spread of the Introduced Jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda : Thermal Niche and Habitat Suitability in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2025.Climate change affects marine ecosystems in multiple ways, including sea warming and changes in biological community structure and diversity. The Mediterranean Sea has emerged as one of the most vulnerable regions, also because of the diverse patterns of
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Upside-Down but Headed in the Right Direction: Review of the Highly Versatile Cassiopea xamachana System [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 The upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) has been predominantly studied to understand its interaction with the endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae Symbiodinium. As an easily culturable and tractable cnidarian model, it is an
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