[1][2][3] This pelagic jellyfish primarily lives in tropical waters, off the coast of Australia in shallow lagoons and around mangrove trees.

Cassiopea ornata are a part of the class, Scyphozoa, "the true jelly-fish."

As a cnidarian, the cassiopea ornata jellyfish can reproduce both sexually and asexually.

Cassiopea ornata are photosynthetic due to a symbiotic relationship with the zooxanthellae that live below their tentacles.

The jellyfish have been observed in various locations, including off the coast of Australia, Guam, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.