Jellyfish Species Index





Jellyfish Species Index

I will be updating this index of jellyfish. The point of it is to offer a "field guide" of sorts and for educational purposes. Feel free to send me a jellyfish species that I don't have listed! Many and most of these images are not my own. If you find one of your images here and wish for it to be removed, then contact me and I will gladly do so.

For a physical book or guide, try Medusae of the World. It's an excellent book with tons of jellies in it. It's quite old, however.





Scyphozoans 

Aurelia aurita- Moon jellyfish



Aurelia Labiata- Moon jellyfish

Aurelia  coerulea- Moon jellyfish


Aurelia limbata- Moon jellyfish


Aurelia maldivensis- Moon jellyfish


Aurelia solida- Moon jellyfish


Cassiopeia andromeda-  Upside down jellyfish


Cassiopeia frondosa-  Upside down jellyfish


Cassiopeia xamachana- Upside down jellyfish



Mastigias papua- Lagoon jellyfish

Phyllorhiza punctata- Australian Spotted jellyfish

Phyllorhiza peronlesueuri


Rhopilema asamushi- Sand jellyfish

Rhopilema esculenta- Sand jellyfish

Rhopilema esculentum 



Rhopilema verrilli- Mushroom Cap jellyfish 

Rhopilema nomadica


Rhopilema hispidum

Rhizostoma luteum


Rhizostoma octopus 


Rhizostoma cuvieri


Rhizostoma pulmo



Catostylus mosaicus- Blue Blubber jellyfish

Catostylus townsendi- Blubber jellyfish



Catostylus tagi- Blubber jellyfish


Lychnorhiza lucerna




Stomolophus melagris- Cannonball jellyfish



Netrostoma setouchina- Crown jellyfish

Cephea cephea 




Thysanostoma loriferum

Thysanostoma thysanura- Mosaic jellyfish




Acromitus flagellatus

Eupilema inexpectata 


Marivagia stellata 



Linuche unguiculata




Chrysaora fuscescens- Pacific Sea Nettle



Chrysaora colorata- Purple striped jellyfish


Chrysaora achylos- Black Sea Nettle


Chrysaora quinquecirrha- Atlantic Sea Nettle


Chrysaora melanaster- Bering Sea Nettle


Chrysaora hysoscella- Compass jellyfish


Chrysaora plocamia

Chrysaora depressa


Chrysaora blossevillei


Chrysaora africana 


Chrysaora fulgida




Chrysaora lactea

Chrysaora pacifica- Japanese Sea Nettle (True variety)

Pelagia noctiluca- Mauve Stinger

Pelagia panopyra

Phacellophora camtschatica- Egg Yolk Jelly


Cyanea capillata- Lion's Mane jellyfish


Cyanea arctica- Lion's Mane jellyfish


Cyaea nozakii

Cyanea larmarckii- Blue Fire Jellyfish 


Drymonema larsoni- Pink Meanie 

Drymonema dalmatinum

Nausithoe punctata


Nausithoe Rubra


Atolla vanhoeffeni


Atolla wyvillei 


Paraphyllina ransoni



Neoturris breviconis


Neoturris pileata


Tetraplatia volitens

Discomedusa lobata


Stauromedusae

Manania handi


Lucernaria quadricornis- Horned Stalked Jellyfish


Haliclystus stejnegeri


Haliclystus antarcticus


Haliclystus salpinx


Haliclystus octoradiatus


Haliclystus borealis
Haliclystus kerguelensis 

Halimocyathus platypus 

Halimocyathus lagena

Craterlophus tethys 

Craterlophus Macrocystis 

Capri sturdzii

Lipkea raspoliana 

Pericolpa quadrigata 

Pericolpa  campana

Pericolpa  tetralina     

Parumbrosa polylobata
 
Deepwater Jellyfish
Deepstaria reticulum


Stygiomedusa gigantea

Deepstaria enigmatica
Poralia rufescens


Cubozoans (Box Jellyfish)

Chironex fleckeri
  Carukia Barnesi


Carukia shinju

Gerongia rifkinae



Malo Kingi


Malo maxima


Alatina grandis

Alatina madraspatana

Alatina mordens

Alatina moseri- Winged Box jelly

Alatina pyramis

Alatina rainensis 

Alatina tetraptera




Carybdea marsupialis



Carybdea alata



Carybdea rastoni 

Carybdea barnesi 

Carybdea sivickisi 

Carybdea xaymacana

Carybdea aurifera


Carybdea murrayana 

Manokia stiasnyi

Tamoya haplonema 

Tamoya haeckeli

Chirodropus gorilla

Chirodropus palmatus

Chironex fleckeri

Chiropsalmus buitendijki

Chiropsalmus quadrigatus

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus 

Chiropsalmus alipes

Chiropsalmus maculatus 

Chiropsalmus zygonema

Chiropsella bart

Chiropsella bronzie


Tripedalia cystophora 

Tripedalia binata 



Ctenophores 

Mnemiopsis leidyi- Comb jelly 




Mnemiopsis maccrydi- Comb jelly 






Pleurobrachia bachei- Sea gooseberry


Pleurobrachia pileus- Sea gooseberry
Lampea pancerina

Bolinopsis infundibulum- Comb jelly


Bolinopsis vitrea- Comb jelly


Bolinopsis chuni- Comb jelly


Bolinopsis mikado- Comb jelly



Leucothea pulchra- Comb jelly

Leucothea multicornis




Beroe ovata- Comb jelly

Beroe forskalii

Beroe gracillis


Ocyropsis fusca

Ocyropsis crystallina 


Ocyropsis maculata


Eurhamphaea vexilligera

Tinerfe cyanea



Hormiphora plumosa


Hormiphora cucumis 


Hormiphora palmata 




Lampocteis cruentiventer- Blood Belly Comb jelly

Velamen parallelum



Hydrozoans

Aequorea victoria- Crystal Jellyfish


Aequorea aequorea- Crystal jellyfish

Turritopsis nutricula- Immortal jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii
Polyorchis penicillatus- Bell jelly


Polyorchis haplus- Bell jelly
Spirocodon saltatrix


Polyorchis montereyensis- Bell jelly

Odessia maeotica
Clytia languida 


Gonionemus vertens- Angeled Hydromedusa

Mitrocoma cellularia- Cross jellyfish

Physalia utriculus- Portuguese man of war

Physalia physalis- Portuguese man of war

Velella velella

Porpita porpita- Blue Button jellyfish

Sarsia tubulosa- Clapper Hydromedusa

Melicertum octocostatum- Eight Ribbed Hydromedusa

Corymorpha nutans


Coryne producta



Tiaropsis multicirrata


Cladonema radiatum

Tima formosa- Elegant Hydromedusa

Clytia gregaria- Gregarium jellyfish
Scrippsia pacifica- Giant Bell jelly