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Cross jellyfish

Mitrocoma cellularia (Agassiz, 1862)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia) is a species in the family Mitrocomidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the cross jellyfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cross jellyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cross jellyfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cross jellyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyMitrocomidae
  6. genusMitrocoma
  7. SpeciesMitrocoma cellularia (Agassiz, 1862)

Synonyms Earleria cellularia, Foersteria cellularia, Halistaura cellularia, Laodicea cellularia, Thaumantias cellularia

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Cross hydromedusaEnglish
  • KreuzqualleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cross jellyfish

Other species in the same genus Mitrocoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cross jellyfish?

The cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia) belongs to the family Mitrocomidae in the order Leptothecata.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cross-jellyfish

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BibTeX
@misc{cross_jellyfish_2026,
  title = {Cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cross-jellyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}