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Barrel Jelly

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Insects and other invertebrates

Barrel Jelly

Rhizostoma pulmo

Observations in the area
8
Last sighting
31 May 2026
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Rhizostoma pulmo, commonly known as the barrel jellyfish, the dustbin-lid jellyfish or the frilly-mouthed jellyfish, is a scyphomedusa in the family Rhizostomatidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic, and in the Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. It is also known from the southern Atlantic off the western South African coast and into False Bay.

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