Rhizostomatidae
Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
Rhizostoma pulmo, the barrel jellyfish, is a large moderately venomous scyphomedusa found across several Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
Rhizostoma octopus (Gmelin, 1791)
Rhizostoma octopus (Gmelin, 1791)
Rhizostoma octopus is a marine jellyfish found in northeastern Atlantic waters, preyed on by leatherback sea turtles and harvested for collagen.
Rhopilema verrilli (Fewkes, 1887)
Rhopilema verrilli (Fewkes, 1887)
Rhopilema verrilli is a species of scyphozoan mushroom jellyfish found in the western Atlantic off North America.
Rhopilema nomadica Galil, Spanier & Ferguson, 1990
Rhopilema nomadica Galil, Spanier & Ferguson, 1990
Rhopilema nomadica, the nomad jellyfish, is an invasive large jellyfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans now found in the Mediterranean.
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