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Barrel Jelly
Rhizostoma pulmo
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Blue Blubber JellyCatostylus mosaicus
Rhizostoma luteum
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Indo-Pacific Nomadic JellyfishRhopilema nomadica
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 16,601 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 16,601 |
| Italy | 474 |
| Nord-Est | 318 |
| Ukraine | 232 |
| France | 102 |
| Spain | 99 |
| Occitanie | 87 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 87 |
| Centro | 75 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | True Jellies · Scyphozoa |
| Order | Root-mouth Jellies · Rhizostomeae |
| Family | Rhizostomatid Jellies · Rhizostomatidae |
| Genus | Barrel Jellies · Rhizostoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Barrel Jelly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.