Invertebrateverified

Rhizostoma pulmo

(Macri, 1778)

Barrel Jellyfish

Also known as: Dustbin-Lid Jellyfish, Football Jellyfish, Yellow Mediterranean Cabbage Bleb, Barrel Jelly, Mediterranean Barrel Jelly, White Jellyfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Scyphozoa

Order

Rhizostomeae

Family

Rhizostomatidae

Where to find it

common

Italy Monaco Slovenia Ukraine

rare

Albania Spain Tunisia

Other species in Rhizostomatidae

Rhizostoma octopus

Barrel Jellyfish