Sealife guideThe white spotted jellyfishPhyllorhiza punctata

Last updated on 03/01/2024 at 07:52 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: White spotted jellyfish, floating bell, australian spotted jellyfish
French name: Méduse constellée, méduse à pois blancs
Spanish name: Medusas de puntos
Scientific name: Phyllorhiza punctata (von Lendenfeld, 1884)
Family name: Mastigiidae
Order name: Rhizostomeae
Class name: The scyphozoans [Scyphozoa]

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