Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a species of jellyfish, of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean jellyfish, Mediterranean jelly or fried egg jellyfish. The jellyfish that resemble a brown fried egg is floating on the mediterranen blue turqoise sea. They invade the shores of tthe island of Mallorca every fall. Their sting is almost harmless compared to other jellyfish that make swimming impossile. They are removed for tourism motives and C. tuberculata have been studied due to their specified cytotoxicity in regards to certain breast cancer cells, which is made possible due to the organism`s efficient intercellular gap junction communication. While further studies have been proposed to further research jellies` cytotoxicity in targeting breast cancer, there still is not much investigation on the topic. Since a main objective in cancer research is to create treatments that selectively kill malignant cells while leaving healthy ones intact, Cotylhoriza tuberculata may become a model organism for the treatment of those human ailments.

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