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Nemopilema nomurai is one of the largest jellyfish in the world, with bells regularly exceeding 2 metres in diameter and weights over 200 kg, and its blooms in the Sea of Japan have repeatedly damaged Japanese fishing nets.
Stomolophus nomurai, commonly called Nomura's jellyfish, is a very large rhizostome jellyfish found in waters of East Asia, including the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and Sea of Japan. Mature individuals can develop bells approaching or exceeding two meters in diameter and weigh well over 100 kilogra...
Cotylorhiza tuberculata is a scyphozoan jellyfish native to the Mediterranean Sea and nearby waters. Its broad yellowish bell has a raised orange or brown center, producing the resemblance that gives the species its common name, fried egg jellyfish. It has branching oral arms rather than long margin...
The barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo, is a large scyphozoan jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its firm, dome-shaped bell can reach about 90 centimeters in diameter, although most individuals are smaller, and its eight thick oral arms lack the long margin...
Rhizostoma luteum is a giant barrel jellyfish found primarily in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, with bells that can exceed 90 cm, and is one of the least studied large medusae in European waters.
A rhizostome jellyfish widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific, recognized by the distinctive crown-like cauliflower texture covering its blue-purple bell surface.
Cephea cephea, commonly called the cauliflower jellyfish or crown jellyfish, is a scyphozoan found in warm Indo-Pacific waters, including the Red Sea. It belongs to the order Rhizostomeae and has a domed bell with prominent wartlike projections that create its characteristic cauliflower appearance....
Rhopilema nomadica, commonly called the nomad jellyfish, is a large rhizostome jellyfish native to tropical waters of the Indian Ocean. It entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal and was recorded off Israel in the 1970s, subsequently spreading through parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Sea...
Rhizostoma octopus is a large scyphozoan jellyfish found in northeastern Atlantic waters and adjacent seas. As a rhizostome jellyfish, it lacks the long marginal tentacles associated with many familiar jellyfish and instead has fused, branching oral arms used in feeding. Its thick, dome-shaped bell...
A large rhizostome scyphozoan found in the Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic, reaching bell diameters of up to 60 cm and lacking marginal tentacles.
Rhopilema esculentum is a large edible jellyfish widely consumed and commercially farmed in China, where it has been harvested for centuries as both a food source and a traditional medicine ingredient.
Stomolophus meleagris is a firm-bodied, tentacle-poor jellyfish of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico that supports a commercial harvest, particularly for export to Asian food markets.
Catostylus mosaicus is the most commonly encountered jellyfish in Australian coastal waters, forming dense blooms in estuaries and harbours along the east and south coasts.
A large edible scyphozoan jellyfish widely harvested across the Indo-Pacific, particularly in China and Japan, for use in traditional cuisine.
A large scyphozoan jellyfish abundant in South American coastal waters, especially common in the Río de la Plata estuary off Argentina and Uruguay.
Marivagia stellata is a scyphozoan first formally described in 2010 from Israel's Mediterranean coast, establishing a distinct new genus of uncertain biogeographic origin.
A large scyphozoan jellyfish native to the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, reaching bell diameters of up to roughly 50 cm.
A rhizostome jellyfish from Japanese coastal waters, first described from specimens near Asamushi on Honshu Island, and consumed as food in parts of East Asia.
Lobonema smithii is a large rhizostome jellyfish distributed across Indo-Pacific coastal waters, including the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, with thick lobed oral arms.
A rhizostome jellyfish found in the Tagus estuary of Portugal and adjacent Atlantic coastal waters, one of the few scyphozoans closely associated with a specific Iberian estuarine system.
Thysanostoma thysanura is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific with distinctively fringed oral arms, the genus name derived from the Greek word for tassel.
Crambionella orsini is a rhizostome jellyfish of the northern Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, known for forming dense seasonal blooms in coastal and estuarine waters.
Versuriga anadyomene is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific, named for Aphrodite Anadyomene in reference to its ornate, broadly spreading bell margin.
A rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific distinguished from the Mediterranean fried egg jellyfish by its reddish central disk coloration.
Crambione mastigophora is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific, recognized by whip-like filaments extending from its elaborate oral arms, reflected in the species name.
A rhizostome jellyfish endemic to Australian coastal and estuarine waters, one of several Catostylus species commercially harvested for food in Asia.
Pseudorhiza haeckeli is a rhizostome jellyfish of Australian and Indo-Pacific coastal waters, named in honor of the influential German biologist Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919).
Acromitus flagellatus is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific, identified by numerous thin filiform appendages that hang beneath its bell.
Polyclonia frondosa is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific, characterized by elaborately branched oral arms that inspired its genus name from the Greek for many branches.
Lobonemoides gracilis is a rhizostome jellyfish of the Indo-Pacific, distinguished from the closely related genus Lobonema by its comparatively slender oral arm structure.
