Rhopilema verrilli: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Scyphozoa
- Order
- Rhizostomeae
- Family
- Rhizostomatidae
- Genus
- Rhopilema
- Species
- Rhopilema verrilli
- Scientific Name
- Rhopilema verrilli
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhopilema verrilli
Rhopilema verrilli, the mushroom cap jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Rhizostomatidae. They are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their mushroom-shaped medusae. The species does not have any tentacles; however, they still have stinging cells, called nematocysts, within their bells, which can produce mild stings to humans.
...Rhopilema verrilli in languages:
- English
- Mushroom Jelly
- English
- Mushroom Jellyfish
- English
- Mushroom Cap Jellyfish
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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