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Phyllorhiza punctata

Phyllorhiza punctata

Australian spotted jellyfish(+3)·von Lendenfeld, 1884

GBIF:155436355

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Synonyms

PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

Characteristics

Extant

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(51)

European Marine Waters
Mediterranean Sea
introduced
Indo West Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
introduced
Tyrrhenian Sea
introduced
Brazil
introduced
Caribbean Sea
introduced
United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Hawaii)
introduced
United States
introduced
United States part of the Caribbean Sea (Puerto Rico)
introduced
United States
introduced
United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Hawaii)
introduced
United States
introduced
United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Puerto Rico)
introduced
Port Jackson(AU)
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)
introduced
Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea(CO)
introduced
Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(CY)
introduced
Spanish part of the Balearic (Iberian Sea)(ES)
introduced
Greek part of the Ionian Sea(GR)
introduced
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)
introduced
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)
introduced
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea(IT)
introduced
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin(IT)
introduced
Italian part of the Ionian Sea(IT)
introduced
Jamaican part of the Caribbean Sea(JM)
introduced
Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(LB)
introduced
Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(LB)
introduced
Moroccan part of the Alboran Sea(MA)
introduced
Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(MT)
introduced
Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico(MX)
introduced
Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico(MX)
introduced
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone(NZ)
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin(TN)
introduced
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TN)
introduced
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea(TR)
introduced
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea(TR)
introduced
Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TR)
introduced
California(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)
introduced
United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)
introduced
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)
introduced
Louisiana(US)
introduced
Florida(US)
introduced

DATA

Occurrence Datasets

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages.

engAustralian spotted jellyfishengdeuGepunktete Wurzelmundqualledeuengfloating bellengengwhite spotted jellyfisheng

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 2 languages.

engAustralian spotted jellyfish
eng
Source: Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Cutress, W.C. Jaap, D.G. Fautin, R.J. Larson, G.R. Harbison, M.N. Arai & D.M. Opresko. (2002). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd ed. <em>American Fisheries Society Special Publication, Bethesda, Maryland.</em> 28:1-115.
deuGepunktete Wurzelmundqualle
deu
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.
engfloating bell
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.
engwhite spotted jellyfish
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.

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (60 nucleotides; 58 proteins)

NCBI:txid493932

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(11)

  • 1

    Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101.

    additional source
  • 2

    Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111

    basis of record
  • 3

    Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312.

    additional source
  • 4

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

    additional source
  • 5

    Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237.

  • 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 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155436355
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2264530
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135298
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026