4,200 records (4,200 in total)

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

Verification:
Unconfirmed
Accepted
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Datasets

47 datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas for this species.

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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • UKSI
Synonym Source
Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778) misident. synonym misident.
  • UKSI
Rhizostoma pulmo misident. synonym misident.
  • UKSI
Common Name Source
Barrel Jellyfish preferred
  • UKSI
Dustbin-lid Jellyfish
  • UKSI
Football jellyfish
  • UKSI

Classification

unranked
Biota
domain
Eukaryota
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Scyphozoa
subclass
Discomedusae
order
Rhizostomeae
suborder
Daktyliophorae
family
Rhizostomatidae
genus
Rhizostoma
species
Rhizostoma octopus

Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records (4,200 records)

References for this taxon found in the Conservation Evidence Library

Genbank

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