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Rhizostoma octopus

Rhizostoma octopus

barrel jellyfish(+11)·(Gmelin, 1791)

GBIF:155436221

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

Characteristics

Extant

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(6)

Belgian Coast(BE)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Wimereux(FR)
Irish Exclusive economic Zone(IE)
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone(NL)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 5 languages. 1 preferred.

engbarrel jellyfishengdeuBlumenkohlqualledeudeublaue Lungenqualledeuengblue cabbage blebengswelungmanetswe+7 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 5 languages. 1 name preferred.

engbarrel jellyfish
engpreferred
deuBlumenkohlqualle
deu
Source: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. <i>Veldgids</i>, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.
deublaue Lungenqualle
deu
Source: Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf
engblue cabbage bleb
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
swelungmanet
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
frapoumons de mer
fra
Source: Leloup, E. (1952). Coelentérés [Coelenterata]. <em>Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 283 pp.
frarhizostome
fra
Source: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. <i>Veldgids</i>, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.
engrhizostome
eng
Source: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. <i>Veldgids</i>, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.
frarhizostome de mer
fra
Source: Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf
engrhizostome jellyfish
eng
Source: Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf
nldzeepaddenstoel
nld
Source: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
nldzeepaddestoel
nld
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (144 nucleotides; 143 proteins)

NCBI:txid941927

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(4)

  • 1

    Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.

    additional source
  • 3

    Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.

    additional source
  • 4

    van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

    source of synonymy
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155436221
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    10583426
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152203
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026