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Rhizostoma octopus (Gmelin, 1791)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Scyphozoa
order
Rhizostomeae
family
Rhizostomatidae
genus
Rhizostoma
species
Rhizostoma octopus

Name

Synonyms
Cassiopea borlase Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Cassiopea spec Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Medusa octopus Gmelin, 1791
Rhizostoma cuvieri Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Rhizostoma pulmo octopus Mayer, 1910
Rhizostoma spec Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Homonyms
Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhizostoma octopus (Gmelin, 1791)
Common names
Blumenkohlqualle in German
Blumenkohlqualle in German
barrel jellyfish in English
barrel jellyfish in English
blaue Lungenqualle in German
blaue Lungenqualle in German
blue cabbage bleb in English
blue cabbage bleb in English
lungmanet in Swedish
lungmanet in Swedish
poumons de mer in French
poumons de mer in French
rhizostome in French
rhizostome in English
rhizostome in French
rhizostome in English
rhizostome de mer in French
rhizostome de mer in French
rhizostome jellyfish in English
rhizostome jellyfish in English
zeepaddenstoel in Dutch
zeepaddenstoel in Dutch
zeepaddestoel in Dutch
zeepaddestoel in Dutch
Barrel Jellyfish in English
Zeepaddestoel in Dutch
barrel jellyfish in English
Blumenkohlqualle in German
Dustbin-lid Jellyfish in English
Football jellyfish in English
Zeepaddenstoel in Dutch
blaue Lungenqualle in German
blue cabbage bleb in English
lungmanet in Swedish
poumons de mer in French
rhizostome in French
rhizostome in English
rhizostome de mer in French
rhizostome jellyfish in English
zeepaddenstoel in Dutch
zeepaddestoel in Dutch

Bibliographic References

  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.
  2. Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
  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.
  4. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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